Bible in Basic English
"I am certain that there is nothing better for a man than to be glad, and to do good while life is in him."
— Ecclesiastes 3:12, Bible in Basic English
“I know that there is no good in them, but for a man to rejoice, and to do good in his life.”
“I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice, and to do good as long as they live.”
“Enjoy Life in the Present I have concluded that there is nothing better for people than to be happy and to enjoy themselves as long as they live,”
What profit has the worker in the work which he does?
I saw the work which God has put on the sons of man.
He has made everything right in its time; but he has made their hearts without knowledge, so that man is unable to see the works of God, from the first to the last.
I am certain that there is nothing better for a man than to be glad, and to do good while life is in him.
And for every man to take food and drink, and have joy in all his work, is a reward from God.
I am certain that whatever God does will be for ever. No addition may be made to it, nothing may be taken from it; and God has done it so that man may be in fear before him.
Whatever is has been before, and what is to be is now; because God makes search for the things which are past.