ECC 3:12 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance=normal (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs, red:negative.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Ἔγνων ὅτι οὐκ ἔστιν ἀγαθὸν ἐν αὐτοῖς, εἰ μὴ τοῦ εὐφρανθῆναι καὶ τοῦ ποιεῖν ἀγαθὸν ἐν ζωῇ αὐτοῦ·
(Egnōn hoti ouk estin agathon en autois, ei maʸ tou eufranthaʸnai kai tou poiein agathon en zōaʸ autou; )

BrTr I know that there is no good in them, except for a man to rejoice, and to do good in his life.

ULT I know that there is no good for them except to rejoice and to do good during his life

UST I know that the best thing for us people to do is to rejoice and to do good things during the time that we are alive.

BSB § I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice and do good while they live,

OEB I am convinced that the only satisfaction that can be theirs is to be happy and prosperous, while

WEBBE I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice, and to do good as long as they live.

WMBB (Same as above)

MSG ^(9-13)But in the end, does it really make a difference what anyone does? I’ve had a good look at what God has given us to do—busywork, mostly. True, God made everything beautiful in itself and in its time—but he’s left us in the dark, so we can never know what God is up to, whether he’s coming or going. I’ve decided that there’s nothing better to do than go ahead and have a good time and get the most we can out of life. That’s it—eat, drink, and make the most of your job. It’s God’s gift.

NET I have concluded that there is nothing better for people
⇔ than to be happy and to enjoy
⇔ themselves as long as they live,

LSV I have known that there is no good for them except to rejoice and to do good during their life,

FBV I concluded that there's nothing better than being happy and looking for the good in life.

T4T I know that the best [LIT] thing for us people to do is to rejoice and to do good things all during the time that we are alive.

LEB So I realized that there is nothing better[fn] for them than to rejoice and enjoy themselves[fn] during their lives.

3:12 Literally “no good”

3:12 Literally “to rejoice and to do good”

BBE I am certain that there is nothing better for a man than to be glad, and to do good while life is in him.

Moff No Moff ECC book available

JPS I know that there is nothing better for them, than to rejoice, and to get pleasure so long as they live.

ASV I know that there is nothing better for them, than to rejoice, and to do good so long as they live.

DRA And I have known that there was no better thing than to rejoice, and to do well in this life.

YLT I have known that there is no good for them except to rejoice and to do good during their life,

Drby I know that there is nothing good for them but to rejoice and to do well in their life;

RV I know that there is nothing better for them, than to rejoice, and to do good so long as they live.

Wbstr I know that there is no good in them, but for a man to rejoice, and to do good in his life.

KJB-1769 I know that there is no good in them, but for a man to rejoice, and to do good in his life.

KJB-1611 I know that there is no good in them, but for a man to reioyce, and to doe good in his life.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps So I perceaued that in those thinges there is nothyng better for a man then to be mery, and to do well as long as he lyueth.
(So I perceived that in those things there is nothing better for a man then to be mery, and to do well as long as he liveth/lives.)

Gnva I know that there is nothing good in them, but to reioyce, and to doe good in his life.
(I know that there is nothing good in them, but to rejoice, and to do good in his life. )

Cvdl So I perceaued, yt in these thinges there is nothinge better for a man, the to be mery & to do well so longe as he lyueth.
(So I perceived, it in these things there is nothing better for a man, the to be merry and to do well so long as he liveth/lives.)

Wycl And Y knew that no thing was betere `to a man, `no but to be glad, and to do good werkis in his lijf.
(And I knew that no thing was better `to a man, `no but to be glad, and to do good works in his life.)

Luth Darum merkte ich, daß nichts Besseres drinnen ist, denn fröhlich sein und ihm gütlich tun in seinem Leben.
(Therefore noticed I, that nothing Besseres drinnen is, because fröhlich his and him gütlich do/put in his Leben.)

ClVg Et cognovi quod non esset melius nisi lætari, et facere bene in vita sua;[fn]
(And cognovi that not/no was melius nisi lætari, and facere bene in vita sua; )

3.12 Et cognovi. HIERON. Ideo colonus in mundo datus est homo, etc., usque ad hinc:

3.12 And cognovi. HIERON. Ideo colonus in mundo datus it_is homo, etc., until to hinc:

Parallel ECC 3:12