Ecclesiastes 3:22
And I have seen that there is nothing better than that man rejoice in his works, for it is his portion; for who doth bring him in to look on that which is after him?This verse in the real world
In what words
- חֵלֶקchêleqproperly, smoothness (of the tongue); also an allotment
- שָׂמַחsâmachprobably to brighten up, i.e. (figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or gleesome
- מַעֲשֶׂהmaʻăsehan action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a
- טוֹבṭôwbgood (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine
- אָדָםʼâdâmruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
- רָאָהrâʼâhto see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitiv
- בּוֹאbôwʼto go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Ecc 2:24, Ecc 3:11–12, Ecc 8:7, Ecc 10:14, Ecc 6:12, Ecc 11:9, Php 4:4–5, Ecc 2:10–11