Ecclesiastes 3:22 - Easy To Read Version

²² So I saw that the best thing a person can do is to enjoy what he does. That is all he has. \{Also a person should not worry about the future.\} Why? Because no one can help that person see what will happen in the future.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²² 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?

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²² So I saw 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 back to see what will happen after he is gone?

American Standard Version (1901)

²² 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?

Common English Bible

²² So I perceived that there was nothing better for human beings but to enjoy what they do because that’s what they’re allotted in life. Who, really, is able to see what will happen in the future?

Catholic Public Domain Version

²² And I have discovered nothing to be better than for a man to rejoice in his work: for this is his portion. And who shall add to him, so that he may know the things that will occur after him?

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²² And I have found that nothing is better than for a man to rejoice in his work, and that this is his portion. For who shall bring him to know the things that shall be after him?

Ecclesiastes 3:22 Tagairtí Cros

Job 14:21

If his sons are honored,\par he never knows it.\par If his sons do wrong,\par he never sees it.\par

Ecclesiastes 10:14

A foolish person is always talking \{about what he will do\}. But no one knows what will happen in the future. No one can tell what will happen later.

Ecclesiastes 11:9

So young people, enjoy yourselves while you are young. Be happy! Do whatever your heart leads you to do. Do whatever you want. But remember that God will judge you for everything you do.

Ecclesiastes 2:18

I began to hate all the hard work I had done. I had worked hard, but I saw that the people that live after me will get the things that I worked for. I will not be able to take those things with me.

Ecclesiastes 6:12

Who knows what is best for a person during his short life on earth? His life passes like a shadow. No one can tell him what will happen later.

Ecclesiastes 7:14

When life is good, enjoy it. But when life is hard, remember that God gives us good times and hard times. And no one knows what will happen in the future.\par

Ecclesiastes 8:15

So I decided it was more important to enjoy life. Why? Because the best thing people can do in this life {\cf2\super [34]} is to eat, drink, and enjoy life. At least that will help people enjoy the hard work God gave them to do during their life on earth.

Ecclesiastes 8:7

and he isn’t sure what will happen. Why? Because no one can tell him what will happen in the future.

Ecclesiastes 9:12

A person never knows what will happen to him next. He is like a fish caught in a net—the fish does not know what will happen. He is like a bird caught in a trap—the bird does not know what will happen. In the same way, a person is trapped by the bad things that suddenly happen to him.

Ecclesiastes 9:6

After a person is dead, his love, hate, and jealousy are all gone. And dead people will never again share in the things that happen on earth.

Daniel 12:13

“‘As for you Daniel, go and live your life till the end. You will get your rest. At the end, you will rise \{from death\} to get your share.’”

Matthew 6:34

So don’t worry about tomorrow. Each day has enough trouble of its own. Tomorrow will have its own worries.

Deuteronomy 12:18

You must eat those offerings only at the place where the Lord your God will be together with you—the special place that the Lord your God will choose. You must go there and eat together with your sons, your daughters, all your servants, and the Levites [79] living in your towns. Enjoy yourselves there with the Lord your God. Enjoy the things you have worked for.

Deuteronomy 12:7

You and your families will eat together at that place, and the Lord your God will be there with you. At that place, you will enjoy sharing the things you worked for. You will remember that the Lord your God blessed you and gave you those good things.

Deuteronomy 28:47

“The Lord your God gave you many blessings. But you did not serve him with joy and a glad heart.