5:18a Here is what I have seen to be good and fitting:

However, I myself have observed something ⌊that is⌋ good.
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I have seen what is best for people to do on earth.

5:18b to eat and drink, and to find satisfaction in all the labor one does under the sun during the few days of life that God has given him—

It is fitting for people to eat well and drink and enjoy their work here in this world for as many years as God allows them ⌊to live⌋ .
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They should eat, drink, and enjoy the work they have during their short time here. God has given them these few days, (English Easy-to-Read Version)

5:18c for this is his lot.

That is ⌊what God gives⌋ for them to enjoy.
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and that is all they have. (English Easy-to-Read Version)
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That is their reward ⌊for their work⌋ .

5:18a-c (combined)

God has given to us a short life on this earth. I think that we should enjoy our lives. We should eat and drink. And we should do our work well. That is what God wants us to do. (Easy English Bible)
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What is the best thing to do in the short life God has given us? I think we should enjoy eating, drinking, and working hard. This is what God intends for us to do. (Contemporary English Version)
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I have observed that the best thing a person can do is to eat, drink, and enjoy all the work God gives us throughout life. Enjoyment of life is God’s gift to us.

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