Ecclesiastes 3:22 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEcclesiastes 3:22 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וְרָאִ֗יתִי
râʼâh
H7200
to see
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
אֵ֥ין
ʼayin
H369
nothing
טוֹב֙
ṭôwb
H2896
good
מֵאֲשֶׁ֨ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
יִשְׂמַ֤ח
sâmach
H8055
to rejoice
הָאָדָם֙
ʼâdâm
H120
man
בְּֽמַעֲשָׂ֔יו
maʻăseh
H4639
work
כִּי
kîy
H3588
that
ה֖וּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
חֶלְק֑וֹ
chêleq
H2506
portion
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
מִ֤י
mîy
H4310
who
יְבִיאֶ֨נּוּ֙
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
לִרְא֔וֹת
râʼâh
H7200
to see
בְּמֶ֖ה
mâh
H4100
what
שֶׁיִּהְיֶ֥ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
אַחֲרָֽיו
ʼachar
H310
after
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World English Bible Public Domain
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?
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King James Version Public Domain
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?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
So, I saw that there is nothing better than that humanity should rejoice in his works, for it his portion. For who will bring him to look at what that will be after him?
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).