10 I have seen the (A)task which God has given the sons of mankind with which to [a]occupy themselves.

God Set Eternity in the Heart of Mankind

11 He has (B)made everything appropriate in its time. He has also set eternity in their heart, without the possibility that mankind (C)will find out the work which God has done from the beginning even to the end.

12 I know that there is (D)nothing better for them than to rejoice and to do good in one’s lifetime;

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  1. Ecclesiastes 3:10 Or trouble

10 I have seen the burden God has laid on the human race.(A) 11 He has made everything beautiful in its time.(B) He has also set eternity in the human heart; yet[a] no one can fathom(C) what God has done from beginning to end.(D) 12 I know that there is nothing better for people than to be happy and to do good while they live.

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  1. Ecclesiastes 3:11 Or also placed ignorance in the human heart, so that