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Ecclesiastes 3:12
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Ecclesiastes 3:13
Holman Christian Standard Bible
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I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice and enjoy the good life.
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English Standard Version
12
I perceived that there is nothing better for them than to be joyful and to do good as long as they live;
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King James Version
12
I know that there is no good in them, but for a man to rejoice, and to do good in his life.
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The Message Bible
12
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.
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New American Standard Bible
12
I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice and to do good in one's lifetime;
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New International Version
12
I know that there is nothing better for people than to be happy and to do good while they live.
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New King James Version
12
I know that nothing is better for them than to rejoice, and to do good in their lives,
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New Living Translation
12
So I concluded there is nothing better than to be happy and enjoy ourselves as long as we can.
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New Revised Standard
12
I know that there is nothing better for them than to be happy and enjoy themselves as long as they live;
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American Standard Version
12
I know that there is nothing better for them, than to rejoice, and to do good so long as they live.
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The Bible in Basic English
12
I am certain that there is nothing better for a man than to be glad, and to do good while life is in him.
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Common English Bible
12
I know that there's nothing better for them but to enjoy themselves and do what's good while they live.
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Common English Bible w/ Apocrypha
12
I know that there's nothing better for them but to enjoy themselves and do what's good while they live.
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The Complete Jewish Bible
12
I know that there is nothing better for them to do than to be happy and enjoy themselves as long as they live.
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The Darby Translation
12
I know that there is nothing good for them but to rejoice and to do well in their life;
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Good News Translation
12
So I realized that all we can do is be happy and do the best we can while we are still alive.
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Good News Translation w/ Apocrypha
12
So I realized that all we can do is be happy and do the best we can while we are still alive.
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GOD'S WORD Translation
12
I realize that there's nothing better for them to do than to be cheerful and enjoy what is good in their lives.
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Hebrew Names Version
12
I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice, and to do good as long as they live.
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Jubilee Bible 2000
12
I have learned that
there is
nothing better for them, but to rejoice and to do good in his life.
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King James Version w/ Apocrypha
12
I know that there is no good in them, but for a man to rejoice , and to do good in his life.
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Lexham English Bible
12
So I realized that there is {nothing better} for them than to {rejoice and enjoy themselves} during their lives.
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Septuagint Bible w/ Apocrypha
12
I know that there is no good in them, except to rejoice, and to do good in his life.
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New Century Version
12
So I realize that the best thing for them is to be happy and enjoy themselves as long as they live.
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New International Reader's Version
12
They should be happy and do good while they live. I know there's nothing better for them to do than that.
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New Revised Standard w/ Apocrypha
12
I know that there is nothing better for them than to be happy and enjoy themselves as long as they live;
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Douay-Rheims Catholic Bible
12
And I have known that there was no better thing than to rejoice, and to do well in this life.
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Revised Standard Version
12
I know that there is nothing better for them than to be happy and enjoy themselves as long as they live;
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Revised Standard Version w/ Apocrypha
12
I know that there is nothing better for them than to be happy and enjoy themselves as long as they live;
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Third Millennium Bible
12
I know that there is no good in them, but for a man to rejoice and to do good in his life,
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Third Millennium Bible w/ Apocrypha
12
I know that there is no good in them, but for a man to rejoice and to do good in his life,
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The Latin Vulgate
12
et cognovi quod non esset melius nisi laetari et facere bene in vita sua
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The Latin Vulgate w/ Apocrypha
12
et cognovi quod non esset melius nisi laetari et facere bene in vita sua
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The Webster Bible
12
I know that [there is] no good in them, but for [a man] to rejoice, and to do good in his life.
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World English Bible
12
I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice, and to do good as long as they live.
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Wycliffe
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And I knew that nothing was better to a man, but to be glad, and to do good works in his life. (And so I know that there is nothing better for a person, but to be happy, and to do good works in his life.)
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Young's Literal Translation
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I have known that there is no good for them except to rejoice and to do good during their life,
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