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OET (OET-RV) I know that there’s nothing better for them
⇔ than being cheerful and doing good during their lives
OET-LV I_know if/because_that there_is_not good in/on/at/with_them if/because (if) to_rejoice and_to_do good in/on/at/with_live_of_they.
UHB יָדַ֕עְתִּי כִּ֛י אֵ֥ין ט֖וֹב בָּ֑ם כִּ֣י אִם־לִשְׂמ֔וֹחַ וְלַעֲשׂ֥וֹת ט֖וֹב בְּחַיָּֽיו׃ ‡
(yādaˊtī kiy ʼēyn ţōⱱ bām kiy ʼim-lisəmōaḩ vəlaˊₐsōt ţōⱱ bəḩayyāyv.)
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,
MSB (Same as BSB above)
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 No LEB ECC book available
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.
SLT I knew that no good is in them, but to rejoice and to do good in his life.
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 No Bshps ECC book available
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 No Cvdl ECC book available
Wycl No Wycl ECC book available
Luth No Luth ECC book available
ClVg Et cognovi quod non esset melius nisi lætari, et facere bene in vita sua;[fn]
(And I_knew that not/no was better except to_rejoice, and to_do well in/into/on life his_own; )
3.12 Et cognovi. HIERON. Ideo colonus in mundo datus est homo, etc., usque ad hinc:
3.12 And I_knew. HIERON. Therefore/For_that_reason colonus in/into/on to_the_world given it_is human, etc., until to from_here:
RP-GNT No RP-GNT ECC book available