Ecclesiastes 3:22

²⁰ All go unto one place; all are of the dust, and all turn to dust again.

²¹ Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth?

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?

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: I have seen that there is nothing better for a man than to enjoy his work, because that is his lot. For who can bring him to see what will come after him?
KJV: 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?
WEB: Therefore I saw that there is nothing better than that a man should rejoice in his works, for that is his portion; for who can bring him to see what will be after him?
ASV: Wherefore I saw that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his works; for that is his portion: for who shall bring him [back] to see what shall be after him?
DARBY: And I have seen that there is nothing better than that man should rejoice in his own works; for that is his portion; for who shall bring him to see what shall be after him?
BLB: And I saw that nothing [is] better than that the man should rejoice in his own works, for that [is] his portion. For who can bring him to see what will come after him?

ÅB: Og jeg så at intet er bedre for mennesket enn at han gleder seg ved sitt arbeid; for det er det gode som blir ham til del; for hvem lar ham få se det som skal komme etter ham?
OTB: Så jeg så at det ikke er noe bedre enn at et menneske er lykkelig i sitt arbeid, for det er hans lodd. For hvem kan bringe dem til å se hva som vil skje etter dem?
B1930: Og jeg så at intet er bedre for mennesket enn at han gleder sig ved sitt arbeid; for det er det gode som blir ham til del; for hvem lar ham få se det som skal komme efter ham?

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Ecclesiastes 2:24
There is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy good in his labour. This also I saw, that it was from the hand of God.
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Ecclesiastes 3:11–12
He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end.
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Ecclesiastes 8:7
For he knoweth not that which shall be: for who can tell him when it shall be?
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Ecclesiastes 6:12
For who knoweth what is good for man in this life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun?
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Ecclesiastes 10:14
A fool also is full of words: a man cannot tell what shall be; and what shall be after him, who can tell him?
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Ecclesiastes 11:9
Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment.
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Philippians 4:4–5
Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice.
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Ecclesiastes 2:10–11
And whatsoever mine eyes desired I kept not from them, I withheld not my heart from any joy; for my heart rejoiced in all my labour: and this was my portion of all my labour.
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