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Ecclesiastes 3:12

And Y knew that no thing was betere `to a man, `no but to be glad, and to do good werkis in his lijf.

Bible (Wycliffe)

In The King James Version

I know that there is no good in them, but for a man to rejoice, and to do good in his life.

In Context

11God made alle thingis good in her tyme, and yaf the world to disputyng of hem, that a man fynde not the werk which God hath wrouyt fro the bigynnyng `til in to the ende.

13For whi ech man that etith and drinkith, and seeth good of his trauel; this is the yifte of God.

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Cross References

Psalms 37:3For thin arowis ben fitchid in me; and thou hast confermed thin hond on me.

Ecclesiastes 3:22And Y perseyuede that no thing is betere, than that a man be glad in his werk, and that this be his part; for who schal brynge hym, that he knowe thingis that schulen come after hym?

Ecclesiastes 9:7Therfor go thou, iust man, and ete thi breed in gladnesse, and drynke thi wiyn with ioie; for thi werkis plesen God.

Isaiah 64:5Thou mettist hym that is glad, and doith riytfulnesse; in thi weies thei schulen bithenke on thee. Lo! thou art wrooth, and we synneden; in tho synnes we weren euere, and we schulen be saued.

1 Thessalonians 5:15Se ye, that no man yelde yuel for yuel to ony man; but euere more sue ye that that is good, ech to othere and to alle men.

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