12 I know that there is nothing better for people than to be happy and to do good while they live.

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12 So I concluded there is nothing better than to be happy and enjoy ourselves as long as we can.

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9-13 But in the end, does it really make a difference what anyone does? I’ve had a good look at what God has given us to do—busywork, mostly. True, God made everything beautiful in itself and in its time—but he’s left us in the dark, so we can never know what God is up to, whether he’s coming or going. I’ve decided that there’s nothing better to do than go ahead and have a good time and get the most we can out of life. That’s it—eat, drink, and make the most of your job. It’s God’s gift.

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12 I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice and to do good as long as they live;

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12 I know that there’s nothing better for them but to enjoy themselves and do what’s good while they live.

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