Ecclesiastes 3:22
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22So I realized then that the best thing we can do is to enjoy what we have worked for. There is nothing else we can do.b There is no way for us to know what will happen after we die.
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- bwhat we have … do; or our work, because we are going to have to do it anyway.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
So I saw that there is nothing better than that a man should rejoice in his work, for that is his lot. Who can bring him to see what will be after him?
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
So I saw that there is nothing better for a person than to enjoy their work, because that is their lot. For who can bring them to see what will happen after them?
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
I have seen that there is nothing better than for a person to enjoy his activities because that is his reward. For who can enable him to see what will happen after he dies?
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So I saw that there is nothing better for people than to be happy in their work. That is our lot in life. And no one can bring us back to see what happens after we die.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
So I concluded that there is nothing better for a person than to enjoy the fruit of his labor, for this is his lot in life. For no one knows what will happen in the future.
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KJV 1900King 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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