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Ecclesiastes 3:11-13
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Ecclesiastes 3:11-13
Holman Christian Standard Bible
11 He has made everything appropriate[a] in its time.(A) He has also put eternity in their hearts,[b] but man cannot discover the work God has done from beginning to end.(B) 12 I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice and enjoy the[c] good life. 13 It is also the gift of God whenever anyone eats, drinks, and enjoys all his efforts.(C)
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- Ecclesiastes 3:11 Or beautiful
- Ecclesiastes 3:11 Or has put a sense of past and future into their minds, or has placed ignorance in their hearts
- Ecclesiastes 3:12 Lit his
Ecclesiastes 3:11-13
New International Version
Ecclesiastes 3:11-13
New International Version
11 He has made everything beautiful in its time.(A) He has also set eternity in the human heart; yet[a] no one can fathom(B) what God has done from beginning to end.(C) 12 I know that there is nothing better for people than to be happy and to do good while they live. 13 That each of them may eat and drink,(D) and find satisfaction(E) in all their toil—this is the gift of God.(F)
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- Ecclesiastes 3:11 Or also placed ignorance in the human heart, so that
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