Ecclesiastes 3:22

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

I have seen that there is nothing better for a man than to enjoy his work, because that is his lot. For who can bring him to see what will come after him?

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KJV

King James Version

Wherefore I perceive that [there is] nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his own works; for that [is] his portion: for who shall bring him to see what shall be after him?

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WEB

World English Bible

Therefore I saw that there is nothing better than that a man should rejoice in his works, for that is his portion; for who can bring him to see what will be after him?

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ASV

American Standard Version

Wherefore I saw that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his works; for that is his portion: for who shall bring him [back] to see what shall be after him?

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Ecclesiastes 3

²⁰ All go to one place; all come from dust, and all return to dust.

²¹ Who knows if the spirit of man rises upward and the spirit of the animal descends into the earth?

²² I have seen that there is nothing better for a man than to enjoy his work, because that is his lot. For who can bring him to see what will come after him?

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