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Ecclesiastes 3:12

Context
NETBible

I have concluded 1  that there is nothing better for people 2  than 3  to be happy and to enjoy themselves 4  as long as they live,

NIV ©

biblegateway Ecc 3:12

I know that there is nothing better for men than to be happy and do good while they live.

NASB ©

biblegateway Ecc 3:12

I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice and to do good in one’s lifetime;

NLT ©

biblegateway Ecc 3:12

So I concluded that there is nothing better for people than to be happy and to enjoy themselves as long as they can.

MSG ©

biblegateway Ecc 3:12

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.

BBE ©

SABDAweb Ecc 3:12

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

NRSV ©

bibleoremus Ecc 3:12

I know that there is nothing better for them than to be happy and enjoy themselves as long as they live;

NKJV ©

biblegateway Ecc 3:12

I know that nothing is better for them than to rejoice, and to do good in their lives,

[+] More English

KJV
I know
<03045> (8804)
that [there is] no good
<02896>
in them, but for [a man] to rejoice
<08055> (8800)_,
and to do
<06213> (8800)
good
<02896>
in his life
<02416>_.
NASB ©

biblegateway Ecc 3:12

I know
<03045>
that there
<0369>
is nothing
<0369>
better
<02896>
for them than
<03588>
<518> to rejoice
<08055>
and to do
<06213>
good
<02896>
in one's lifetime
<02425>
;
LXXM
egnwn
<1097
V-AAI-1S
oti
<3754
CONJ
ouk
<3364
ADV
estin
<1510
V-PAI-3S
agayon
<18
A-ASM
en
<1722
PREP
autoiv
<846
D-DPM
ei
<1487
CONJ
mh
<3165
ADV
tou
<3588
T-GSN
eufranyhnai
<2165
V-APN
kai
<2532
CONJ
tou
<3588
T-GSN
poiein
<4160
V-PAN
agayon
<18
A-ASM
en
<1722
PREP
zwh
<2222
N-DSF
autou
<846
D-GSM
NET [draft] ITL
I have concluded
<03045>
that
<03588>
there is nothing
<0369>
better
<02896>
for people than
<0518>
to be happy
<08055>
and to enjoy
<02896>
themselves as long as
<02416>
they live
<02416>
,
HEBREW
wyyxb
<02416>
bwj
<02896>
twvelw
<06213>
xwmvl
<08055>
Ma
<0518>
yk
<03588>
Mb
<0>
bwj
<02896>
Nya
<0369>
yk
<03588>
ytedy (3:12)
<03045>

NETBible

I have concluded 1  that there is nothing better for people 2  than 3  to be happy and to enjoy themselves 4  as long as they live,

NET Notes

tn Heb “I know.”

tn Heb “for them”; the referent (people, i.e., mankind) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

tn Qoheleth uses the exceptive particle אִםכִּי (ki…’im, “except”) to identify the only exception to the futility within man’s life (BDB 474 s.v. כִּי 2).

tn Heb “to do good.” The phrase לַעֲשׂוֹת טוֹב (laasot tov) functions idiomatically for “to experience [or see] happiness [or joy].” The verb עָשַׂה (’asah) probably denotes “to acquire; to obtain” (BDB 795 s.v. עָשַׂה II.7), and טוֹב (tov) means “good; pleasure; happiness,” e.g., Eccl 2:24; 3:13; 5:17 (BDB 375 s.v. טוֹב 1).




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