Ecclesiastes 3:12

84 translations of 93 that include the Old Testament

American Standard Version (1901)

I know that there is nothing better for them, than to rejoice, and to do good so long as they live.

ASV Byzantine Text

I know that there is nothing better for them, than to rejoice, and to do good so long as they live.

Asang Khongca Bible

Hing thung kami loe anghoe moe, kahoih hmuen sak pongah kahoih kue hmuen tidoeh om ai boeh, tiah ka panoek.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

Amah hingnah dongah kohoe ham neh a then saii ham lakah amih ham a then a om moenih.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Amah hingnah dongah kohoe ham neh a then saii ham lakah amih ham a then a om moenih.

Hawaiian Bible 1868

Ua ike au, aohe mea maikai iloko o ia mau mea, ke ole e hauoli [ke kanaka,] a e hana maikai i kona ola ana.

English Berean Standard Bible

I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice and do good while they live,

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Mwen wè pi bon bagay yon moun ka fè nan lavi, se fè kè ou kontan epi se fè sa ou vin pou fè a byen.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Et cognovi quod non esset melius nisi lætari, et facere bene in vita sua;

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.

French: Bible J.N. Darby

J’ai connu qu’il n’y a rien de bon pour eux, sauf de se réjouir et de se faire du bien pendant leur vie ;

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

Odtud seznávám, že nic lepšího nemají, než aby se veselili, a činili dobře v životě svém,

Kosraean Bible

Ke ma inge nga akilen lah ma kut ku in oru pa in engan ac oru wo ke kuiyasr nufon ke lusen moul lasr uh.

World Portuguese Bible

Eu sei que não há nada melhor para eles do que se alegrarem e fazerem o bem enquanto viverem.

Romanian BTF Bible

Știu că nu este nimic bun în ei, decât pentru cineva să se bucure și să facă bine în viața sa.

Brenton English Septuagint

I know that there is no good in them, except for a man to rejoice, and to do good in his life.

Burmese Common Language Bible

ရွှင်လန်းခြင်းအမှုနှင့် အသက်ရှင်စဉ်တွင် ကျေးဇူး ပြုခြင်း အမှုမှတပါး အခြားသော အမှုအရာတို့၌၊ အကျိုး ကျေးဇူးမရှိသည်ကို ငါသိ၏။

Darby Translation

I know that there is nothing good for them but to rejoice and to do well in their life;

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

Ich habe erkannt, daß es nichts Besseres unter ihnen gibt, als sich zu freuen und sich in seinem Leben gütlich zu tun;

Dutch Bible 1917

Ik heb gemerkt, dat er niets beters voor henlieden is, dan zich te verblijden, en goed te doen in zijn leven.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Zo begreep ik, dat er niets beter is voor den mens, Dan zich verheugen en zich te goed doen in het leven.

Italian Diodati Bible

Io ho conosciuto che fra essi non vi è altro bene, che di rallegrarsi, e di far bene in vita sua .

Douay-Rheims 1899

And I have known that there was no better thing than to rejoice, and to do well in this life.

Geneva Bible 1599

I know that there is nothing good in them, but to reioyce, and to doe good in his life.

Noyes Bible

I know that there is nothing better for a man than that he should rejoice and enjoy good his life long.

Danish Bible 1931

Jeg skønnede, at der ikke gives noget andet Gode for dem end at glæde sig og have det godt, så længe de lever.

Leeser Tanakh

I know that there is nothing good [inherent] in them, but for every one to rejoice and to do what is good during [all] his life.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

I know that there is nothing better for them, than to rejoice, and to get pleasure so long as they live.

King James Version

I know that there is no good in them, but for a man to rejoice, and to do good in his life.

King James Version + Apocrypha

I know that there is no good in them, but for a man to rejoice, and to do good in his life.

Vietnamese Bible 1923

Vậy, ta nhìn biết chẳng có điều gì tốt cho loài người hơn là vui vẻ, và làm lành trọn đời mình.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

I know that there is no good in them, but for a man to rejoice, and to do good in his life.

Revised West Version

‌ʻOku ou ʻilo ʻoku ʻikai ha lelei ʻi ai, ka koeʻuhi ke fiefia ʻae tangata, pea ke fai lelei ʻi heʻene moʻui.

French Ostervald Bible

J'ai reconnu qu'il n'y a rien de bon pour les hommes, que de se réjouir et de bien faire pendant leur vie.

Esperanto Bible

Mi scias, ke ekzistas nenia bono por ili, krom ĝoji kaj fari bonon en sia vivo.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

J’ai reconnu qu’il n’y a de bonheur pour eux qu’à se réjouir et à se donner du bien-être pendant leur vie;

German Luther Bible 1912

Darum merkte ich, daß nichts Besseres darin ist denn fröhlich sein und sich gütlich tun in seinem Leben.

LXX2012 U. S. English

I know that there is no good in them, except for a man to rejoice, and to do good in his life.

British English Septuagint 2012

I know that there is no good in them, except for a man to rejoice, and to do good in his life.

Majority Standard BIble

I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice and do good while they live,

Webster Bible

I know that there is no good in them, but for a man to rejoice, and to do good in his life.

Revised Version

I know that there is nothing better for them, than to rejoice, and to do good so long as they live.

Italian Riveduta Bible

Io ho riconosciuto che non v’è nulla di meglio per loro del rallegrarsi e del procurarsi del benessere durante la loro vita,

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Je sais qu'il n'y a rien de mieux pour eux que de se réjouir et de faire le bien pendant leur vie.

Reina Valera 1909

Yo he conocido que no hay mejor para ellos, que alegrarse, y hacer bien en su vida:

Spanish BLL

Por eso concluí que no hay nada mejor para el hombre que alegrarse y disfrutar de la vida mientras pueda.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Yo he conocido que no hay para ellos cosa mejor que alegrarse y hacer bien en su vida;

Croatian Bible

Znam da nije druge sreće čovjeku osim da se veseli i čini dobro za svojega života.

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

Doznah da nema ništa bolje za njih nego da se vesele i čine dobro za života svog.

German Textbibel

Ich erkannte, daß es unter ihnen nichts besseres giebt, als sich zu freuen und sich in seinem Leben gütlich zu thun.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

I know that there is no good in them, Except for a man to rejoice, and to do good in his life.