Ecclesiastes 3:22

American Standard Version (1901)

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?

ASV Byzantine Text

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?

Asang Khongca Bible

To pongah kami loe angmah ih taham ah kaom, a sak ih tok nuiah anghoe pongah kahoih kue, tidoeh om ai boeh, tiah ka panoek; anih pacoengah timaw om vop tih, tiah panoek thai hanah, mi mah maw anih to patuek tih?

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

Te dongah a hamsum bangla a bibi dongah hlang a kohoe lakah ah a then om pawh tila ka hmuh. A hnukah aka thoeng ham te hmuh sak hamla ulong anih a khuen thai?

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Te dongah a hamsum bangla a bibi dongah hlang a kohoe lakah ah a then om pawh tila ka hmuh. A hnukah aka thoeng ham te hmuh sak hamla ulong anih a khuen thai?

Hawaiian Bible 1868

No ia mea, ike iho la au, aohe mea maikai e ae i ke kanaka, o ka hauoli wale no i kana hana ana; no ka mea, oia kona haawina. A owai ka mea e hoike ia ia i ka mea e hiki mai ana mahope ona?

English Berean Standard Bible

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?

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Konsa, mwen wè pa gen pi bon bagay yon moun ka fè sou latè pase jwi sa travay li rapòte l'. Se sèlman sa li ka fè. Epitou, ki moun k'ap fè l' tounen pou l' ka konnen sa k'ap rive apre li fin mouri?

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Et deprehendi nihil esse melius quam lætari hominem in opere suo, et hanc esse partem illius. Quis enim eum adducet ut post se futura cognoscat?]

Bible in Basic English

So I saw that there is nothing better than for a man to have joy in his work — because that is his reward. Who will make him see what will come after him?

French: Bible J.N. Darby

Et j’ai vu qu’il n’y a rien de mieux [que ceci] : que l’homme se réjouisse dans ce qu’il fait, car c’est là sa part ; car qui l’amènera pour voir ce qui sera après lui ?

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

Protož spatřil jsem, že nic není lepšího, než veseliti se člověku v skutcích svých, poněvadž to jest podíl jeho. Nebo kdo jej k tomu přivede, aby poznati mohl to, což jest budoucího po něm?

Kosraean Bible

Ouinge nga akilen lah ma se wo emeet kut in oru uh pa in engankin ma kut orala. Wangin pac ma saya. Kut tia ku in etu lah mea ac fah sikyak tukun kut misa.

World Portuguese Bible

Portanto, vi que não há nada melhor do que o homem se alegrar em suas obras, pois essa é a sua porção; pois quem o fará ver o que será depois dele?

Romanian BTF Bible

De aceea am priceput că nu este nimic mai bun, decât ca un om să se bucure în propriile lucrări; căci aceasta este partea lui; căci cine îl va aduce să vadă ce va fi după el?

Brenton English Septuagint

And I saw that there was no good, but that wherein a man shall rejoice in his works, for it is his portion, for who shall bring him to see any thing of that which shall be after him?

Burmese Common Language Bible

လူသည်မိမိပြုမူရာ၌ ပျော်မွေ့ခြင်းအမှုထက် သာ၍ ကောင်းသောအမှုမရှိသည်ကို ငါသိမြင်၏။ ထိုအမှုသည်သူ၏ အဘို့ဖြစ်၏။ သူသည် မိမိနောက်မှာ အဘယ်သို့ဖြစ်လတံ့သည်ကို သိမြင်မည်အကြောင်း၊ အဘယ်သူဆောင်ခဲ့လိမ့်မည်နည်း။

Darby Translation

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?

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

Und so habe ich gesehen, daß nichts besser ist, als daß der Mensch sich freue an seinen Werken; denn das ist sein Teil. Denn wer wird ihn dahin bringen, daß er Einsicht gewinne in das, was nach ihm werden wird?

Dutch Bible 1917

Dies heb ik gezien, dat er niets beters is, dan dat de mens zich verblijde in zijn werken, want dat is zijn deel; want wie zal hem daarhenen brengen, dat hij ziet, hetgeen na hem geschieden zal?

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Zo begreep ik, dat er niets beter is voor den mens, Dan te genieten van zijn werken; want dat komt hem toe. Wie toch kan hem zekerheid geven Van wat de toekomst hem brengt?

Italian Diodati Bible

Io ho dunque veduto che non vi è altro bene, se non che l'uomo si rallegri nelle sue opere ; conciossiachè questa sia la sua parte; perciocchè chi lo rimenerà, per veder quello che sarà dopo lui?

Douay-Rheims 1899

And I have found that nothing is better than for a man to rejoice in his work, and that this is his portion. For who shall bring him to know the things that shall be after him?

Geneva Bible 1599

Therefore I see that there is nothing better then that a man shoulde reioyce in his affaires, because that is his portion. For who shall bring him to see what shalbe after him?

Noyes Bible

And so I saw that there is nothing better than that a man should rejoice in his labors; for that is his portion. For who shall bring him to see what shall be after him?

Danish Bible 1931

Således indså jeg, at intet er bedre for Mennesket end at glæde sig ved sin Gerning, thi det er hans Del; thi hvo kan bringe ham så vidt, at han kan se, hvad der kommer efter hans Død?

Leeser Tanakh

And so did I perceive that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his own works; for that is his portion; for who can bring him to look with pleasure on what will be after him?

JPS TaNaKH 1917

Wherefore I perceived that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his works; for that is his portion; for who shall bring him to see what shall be after him?

King James Version

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?

King James Version + Apocrypha

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?

Vietnamese Bible 1923

Thế thì, ta thấy chẳng chi tốt cho loài người hơn là vui vẻ trong công việc mình; ấy là kỷ phần mình; vì ai sẽ đem mình trở lại đặng xem thấy điều sẽ xảy ra sau mình?

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

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?

Revised West Version

Ko ia ʻoku hā mai kiate au, ʻoku ʻikai ha meʻa ʻoku lelei hake, ka ko e fiefia ʻae tangata ʻi heʻene ngaahi ngāue ʻaʻana; he ko hono ʻinasi ia: he ko hai te ne ʻomi ia ke ne mamata ki he meʻa ʻe hoko kimui ʻiate ia?

French Ostervald Bible

Et j'ai vu qu'il n'y a rien de mieux pour l'homme que de se réjouir de ses œuvres; puisque c'est là sa part. Car qui le ramènera pour voir ce qui sera après lui?

Esperanto Bible

Kaj mi ekvidis, ke ekzistas nenio pli bona, ol ke homo ĝuu plezuron de siaj faroj, ĉar tia estas lia sorto; ĉar kiu alkondukos lin, por vidi, kio estas post li?

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

Et j’ai vu qu’il n’y a rien de mieux pour l’homme que de se réjouir de ses œuvres: c’est là sa part. Car qui le fera jouir de ce qui sera après lui?

German Luther Bible 1912

So sah ich denn, daß nichts Besseres ist, als daß ein Mensch fröhlich sei in seiner Arbeit; denn das ist sein Teil. Denn wer will ihn dahin bringen, daß er sehe, was nach ihm geschehen wird?

LXX2012 U. S. English

And I saw that there was no good, but that wherein a man shall rejoice in his works, for it is his portion, for who shall bring him to see any thing of that which shall be after him?

British English Septuagint 2012

And I saw that there was no good, but that wherein a man shall rejoice in his works, for it is his portion, for who shall bring him to see any thing of that which shall be after him?

Majority Standard BIble

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?

Webster Bible

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?

Revised Version

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?

Italian Riveduta Bible

Io ho dunque visto che non v’è nulla di meglio per l’uomo del rallegrarsi, nel compiere il suo lavoro; tale è la sua parte; poiché chi lo farà tornare per godere di ciò che verrà dopo di lui?

French Free Holy Bible for the World

C'est pourquoi j'ai vu qu'il n'y a rien de mieux pour l'homme que de se réjouir de ses œuvres, car c'est là sa part ; en effet, qui pourra lui faire voir ce qui arrivera après lui ?

Reina Valera 1909

Así que he visto que no hay cosa mejor que alegrarse el hombre con lo que hiciere; porque esta es su parte: porque ¿quién lo llevará para que vea lo que ha de ser después de él?

Spanish BLL

Así que he visto que no hay nada mejor para el hombre que disfrutar de su trabajo, pues esa es su recompensa. ¿Quién podrá traerlo de vuelta para ver lo que pasará después de él?

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Así, pues, he visto que no hay cosa mejor para el hombre que alegrarse en sus obras, porque esa es su parte; porque ¿quién lo llevará para que vea lo que ha de ser después de él?

Croatian Bible

Uviđam da čovjeku druge sreće nema osim radosti u svome djelu, jer to je ljudska sudbina. A tko će ga dovesti do toga da dozna što će biti poslije njega?

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

Zato videh da ništa nema bolje čoveku nego da se veseli onim što radi, jer mu je to deo; jer ko će ga dovesti da vidi šta će biti posle njega?

German Textbibel

So sah ich denn, daß es nichts besseres giebt, als daß der Mensch sich freue an seinen Werken, denn das ist sein Teil; denn wer kann ihn dahin bringen, daß er sehe, was nach ihm sein wird.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

And I saw that there was no good, But that wherein a man shall rejoice in his works, For it is his portion, For who shall bring him to see anything of that which shall be after him?

Hebrew OT (WLC)

וְרָאִ֗יתִי כִּ֣י אֵ֥ין טוֹב֙ מֵאֲשֶׁ֨ר יִשְׂמַ֤ח הָאָדָם֙ בְּֽמַעֲשָׂ֔יו כִּי־ה֖וּא חֶלְק֑וֹ כִּ֣י מִ֤י יְבִיאֶ֨נּוּ֙ לִרְא֔וֹת בְּמֶ֖ה שֶׁיִּהְיֶ֥ה אַחֲרָֽיו׃

World English Bible

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?

World English Bible (Catholic)

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?

World English Bible British Edition

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?

World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon

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?

World English Bible Classic

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?

World English Bible Updated

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?

World Messianic Bible

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?

World Messianic Bible British Edition

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?

Young's Literal Translation

And I have seen that there is nothing better than that man rejoice in his works, for it [is] his portion; for who doth bring him in to look on that which is after him?

SEPTUAGINTA

καὶ εἶδον ὅτι οὐκ ἔστιν ἀγαθὸν εἰ μὴ ὃ εὐφρανθήσεται ὁ ἄνθρωπος ἐν ποιήμασιν αὐτοῦ, ὅτι αὐτὸ μερὶς αὐτοῦ· ὅτι τίς ἄξει αὐτὸν τοῦ ἰδεῖν ἐν ᾧ ἐὰν γένηται μετ᾿ αὐτόν;

Brenton Septuagint

Καὶ εἶδον ὅτι οὐκ ἔστιν ἀγαθὸν εἰ μὴ ὃ εὐφρανθήσεται ὁ ἀνθρωπος ἐν ποιήμασιν αὐτοῦ, ὅτι αὐτὸ μερὶς αὐτοῦ, ὅτι τίς ἄξει αὐτὸν τοῦ ἰδεῖν ἐν ᾧ ἐὰν γένηται μετʼ αὐτόν;

Romanian Bible (Cyrillic)

Аша кэ ам вэзут кэ ну есте нимик май бун пентру ом декыт сэ се веселяскэ де лукрэриле луй: ачаста есте партя луй. Кэч чине-л ва фаче сэ се букуре де че ва фи дупэ ел?

Ukrainian Bible by P. Kulish

Оце ж я побачив, що нема нїчого лучшого, як уживати чоловікові своєї працї; бо се доля його; бо хто приведе його поглянути на те, що послї него буде?

Ukrainian Freedom Bible

Оце ж я побачив, що нема нїчого лучшого, як уживати чоловікові своєї працї; бо се доля його; бо хто приведе його поглянути на те, що послї него буде?

Serbian DK Bible (Cyrillic)

Зато видех да ништа нема боље човеку него да се весели оним што ради, јер му је то део; јер ко ће га довести да види шта ће бити после њега?

Russian Synodal Bible

Итак увидел я, что нет ничего лучше, как наслаждаться человеку делами своими: потому что это - доля его; ибо кто приведет его посмотреть на то, что будет после него?

Hebrew Masoretic OT

וְרָאִ֗יתִי כִּ֣י אֵ֥ין טֹוב֙ מֵאֲשֶׁ֨ר יִשְׂמַ֤ח הָאָדָם֙ בְּֽמַעֲשָׂ֔יו כִּי־ה֖וּא חֶלְקֹ֑ו כִּ֣י מִ֤י יְבִיאֶ֙נּוּ֙ לִרְאֹ֔ות בְּמֶ֖ה שֶׁיִּהְיֶ֥ה אַחֲרָֽיו׃

Modern Hebrew Bible

וראיתי כי אין טוב מאשר ישמח האדם במעשיו כי הוא חלקו כי מי יביאנו לראות במה שיהיה אחריו׃

Arabic Van Dyck Bible

فَرَأَيْتُ أَنَّهُ لَا شَيْءَ خَيْرٌ مِنْ أَنْ يَفْرَحَ ٱلْإِنْسَانُ بِأَعْمَالِهِ، لِأَنَّ ذَلِكَ نَصِيبَهُ. لِأَنَّهُ مَنْ يَأْتِي بِهِ لِيَرَى مَا سَيَكُونُ بَعْدَهُ؟

Old Persion Version Bible

لهذا فهمیدم که برای انسان چیزی بهتر از این نیست که از اعمال خود مسرور شود، چونکه نصیبش همین است. و کیست که او را بازآورد تاآنچه را که بعد از او واقع خواهد شد مشاهده نماید؟

Judson Burmese Bible

လူ သည်မိမိ ပြုမူ ရာ၌ ပျော်မွေ့ ခြင်းအမှုထက် သာ၍ ကောင်း သောအမှုမ ရှိသည်ကို ငါသိမြင် ၏။ ထိုအမှုသည်သူ ၏ အဘို့ ဖြစ်၏။ သူသည် မိမိ နောက် မှာ အဘယ်သို့ ဖြစ် လတံ့သည်ကို သိမြင် မည်အကြောင်း ၊ အဘယ် သူဆောင် ခဲ့လိမ့်မည်နည်း။

Korean Bible 1910

그러므로 내 소견에는 사람이 자기 일에 즐거워하는 것보다 나은것이 없나니 이는 그의 분복이라 그 신후사를 보게 하려고 저를 도로 데리고 올 자가 누구이랴

Japanese Freedom Bible

そこで私は、人が自分の行いを喜ぶ以上に良いことはないと見た。それがその人の取り分である。その人を連れ戻して、自分の後に起こることを見せられる者がいるだろうか。

World Chinese Bible

因此我见：人没有什么比在自己的工作中喜乐更好，因为这是他的份；谁能带他去看他以后将发生的事呢？

Chinese Union Version (simplified)

故此，我见人莫强如在他经营的事上喜乐，因为这是他的分。他身后的事谁能使他回来得见呢？

Chinese Union Version (traditional)

故此，我見人莫強如在他經營的事上喜樂，因為這是他的分。他身後的事誰能使他回來得見呢？

Portuguese Bíblia Livre

Por isso tenho visto que não há coisa melhor do que o homem se alegrar de suas obras, porque essa é a parte que lhe pertence; pois quem pode levá-lo a ver o que será depois de sua morte ?

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Mashi Bible

Niehe mbwîne oku okusîma omuntu akasîma, kunali kusîmîsibwa n’emikolo yâge kwône, bulya kwo analemirwe ntyo. Ndi wayishigimuyêreka ebyayishibà enyuma zâge?

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German Schlachter Bible 1951

So sah ich denn, daß es nichts Besseres gibt, als daß der Mensch sich freue an seinen Werken; denn das ist sein Teil! Denn wer will ihn dahin bringen, daß er auf das sehe, was nach ihm sein wird?

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La Biblia en Español Sencillo

Entonces vi que no hay nada mejor que un hombre tenga gozo en su trabajo, porque esa es su recompensa. ¿Quién le hará ver lo que vendrá después de él?

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Spanish Bible (God's Word for You)

Así vi que nada hay mejor para el hombre que alegrarse en sus obras, porque ésa es su parte. ¿Porque quién lo llevará para que vea lo que ocurrirá después de él?

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The Orthodox Jewish Bible - Tanakh and Orthodox Jewish Brit Chadasha - The Holy Bible

Wherefore I perceive that there is nothing better than that the adam find simchah in his ma'asim; for that is his chelek; for who shall bring him to see what shall be after him?

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