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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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Find Joy in Your Portion
All commentators agree that the verse's immediate advice is to find joy in your daily work and life. Since we cannot know or control what will happen to our legacy after we die, God's will is for us to cheerfully enjoy the fruit of our labor in the present. This is our God-given "portion."
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Ecclesiastes
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18th Century
Presbyterian
That great anomaly in the moral government of this world—the seemingly unequal distribution of rewards and punishments—will be rectified by God, wh…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Wherefore I perceive that [there is] nothing better than that a man should rejoice in his own works
Without the fear of the Lord, a person is merely vanity; if that is set aside, judges will not use their power well. And there is another Judge who…
