8:15a So I commended the enjoyment of life,

So I recommend enjoying life. (FBV)
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So I advise everyone to enjoy life. (New International Reader’s Version)

8:15b because there is nothing better for a man under the sun than to eat and drink and be merry.

There’s nothing better for us here on earth than to eat and drink and be happy. (FBV)
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A person on this earth canʼt do anything better than eat and drink and be glad. (New International Reader’s Version)
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People should be happy to eat, drink and enjoy their lives. That is the best thing for them to do. (EEB)

8:15c For this joy will accompany him in his labor during the days of his life that God gives him under the sun.

So they will be happy as they work hard every day during the life that God gives them in this world.
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It will help them to enjoy the work that they do during their lives. That is the life which God has given them on the earth. (EEB)

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