Ecclesiastes 3:22

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Summary

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?

Nothing

Who

Matthew 6:34

Bible References

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God has made everything fit beautifully in its appropriate time, but he has also placed ignorance in the human heart so that people cannot discover what God has ordained, from the beginning to the end of their lives.

I did not restrain myself from getting whatever I wanted; I did not deny myself anything that would bring me pleasure. So all my accomplishments gave me joy; this was my reward for all my effort.

I have seen personally what is the only beneficial and appropriate course of action for people: to eat and drink, and find enjoyment in all their hard work on earth during the few days of their life which God has given them, for this is their reward.

So I recommend the enjoyment of life, for there is nothing better on earth for a person to do except to eat, drink, and enjoy life. So joy will accompany him in his toil during the days of his life which God gives him on earth.

Go, eat your food with joy, and drink your wine with a happy heart, because God has already approved your works.

Rejoice, young man, while you are young, and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth. Follow the impulses of your heart and the desires of your eyes, but know that God will judge your motives and actions.

Both you and your families must feast there before the Lord your God and rejoice in all the output of your labor with which he has blessed you.

So now, look! I have brought the first of the ground's produce that you, Lord, have given me." Then you must set it down before the Lord your God and worship before him.

"Because you have not served the Lord your God joyfully and wholeheartedly with the abundance of everything you have,

Do not lag in zeal, be enthusiastic in spirit, serve the Lord.

Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I say, rejoice!

Who

For no one knows what is best for a person during his life -- during the few days of his fleeting life -- for they pass away like a shadow. Nor can anyone tell him what the future will hold for him on earth.

Surely no one knows the future, and no one can tell another person what will happen.

Surely, no one knows his appointed time! Like fish that are caught in a deadly net, and like birds that are caught in a snare -- just like them, all people are ensnared at an unfortunate time that falls upon them suddenly.

yet a fool keeps on babbling. No one knows what will happen; who can tell him what will happen in the future?

If his sons are honored, he does not know it; if they are brought low, he does not see it.

He said, "Go, Daniel. For these matters are closed and sealed until the time of the end.

So then, do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Today has enough trouble of its own.