Ecclesiastes 3 - NRSV & NCB

For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven. Ecclesiastes 3:1

For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven. Ecclesiastes 3:1	For everything there is a season, and a time for every activity under heaven. planning life heaven
He has made everything suitable for its time; moreover he has put a sense of past and future into their minds, yet they cannot find out what God has done from the beginning to the end. Ecclesiastes 3:11	He has made everything suitable for its time, and he has given men a sense of past and future, but they never have the slightest comprehension of what God has wrought from beginning to end. creation understanding life

I know that there is nothing better for them than to be happy and enjoy themselves as long as they live; moreover, it is God's gift that all should eat and drink and take pleasure in all their toil. Ecclesiastes 3:12-13	I understand that man’s greatest happiness is to be glad and do well throughout his life. And when we eat and drink and find satisfaction in all our labors, this is a gift of God. joy life food