Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ecclesiastes 5:18:

• Kupsabiny: “I have seen that it is good for a person to be eating food and drinking wine that he has struggled to get and be happy, during the small opportunity that God has given in this world, since it is fitting to eat your sweat (enjoy the result of your hard work.)” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “Here now is how I understand this matter. During this short life that God has given us in this world, it is good for people to eat and drink and to try to be satisfied in the painful work that they do, for that is their lot.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Therefore I realized that the best thing a man can do with his short life that God gave him is to eat, drink, and enjoyment from what he had-worked/toiled-for here on earth, for that is really for him.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “So, the best thing for people to do here on the earth during the few years that God allows them to be alive is to eat and drink and to enjoy their work, because those are the things that God has given to them.” (Source: Translation for Translators)