I know that there is no good in them, but for a man to rejoice, and to do good in his life.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
I know that there is nothing better for them, than to rejoice, and to do good so long as they live.
WEB
I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice and do good while they live,
YLT
I have known that there is no good for them except to rejoice and to do good during their life,
DBT
I know that there is nothing good for them but to rejoice and to do well in their life;
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentEcclesiastes — Qohelet the Preacher — ''vanity of vanities, all is vanity.'' The book's relentless examination of life under the sun, resolving not in despair but in ''fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.''
- Author
- Traditional: Solomon (''son of David, king in Jerusalem''). Critical: a later Qohelet figure writing in Solomonic persona. §7.9 surfaces; Pastor Marc's drawer carries the position.
- Date
- Solomonic reading: c. 940 BC. Critical reading: Persian or early Hellenistic period (5th–3rd century BC).