Ecclesiastes 3:12-14
1599 Geneva Bible
12 I know that there is nothing good in them, but to rejoice, and to do good in his life.
13 And also that every man eateth and drinketh, and seeth the commodity of all his labor. This is the [a]gift of God.
14 I know that whatsoever God shall do, it shall be [b]forever: to it can no man add, and from it can none diminish: for God hath done it, that they should fear before him.
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- Ecclesiastes 3:13 Read Eccl. 2:24, and these places declare that we should do all things with sobriety and in the fear of God, forasmuch as he giveth not his gifts to the intent that they should be abused.
- Ecclesiastes 3:14 That is, man shall never be able to let God’s work, but as he hath determined, so it shall come to pass.
Ecclesiastes 3:12-14
New International Version
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,(A) and find satisfaction(B) in all their toil—this is the gift of God.(C) 14 I know that everything God does will endure forever; nothing can be added to it and nothing taken from it. God does it so that people will fear him.(D)
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