3:12a I know that there is nothing better for them

So I concluded that the best that people can do
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I understood that the only good that people can do

3:12b than to rejoice and do good while they live,

is to enjoy life and do good things as long as they live.
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is to have fun and enjoy life.

3:12a-b (combined)

People should be happy and do good while they live. I know thereʼs nothing better for them to do than that. (New International Reader’s Version)
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We should enjoy our lives. There is nothing better that we can do than that. We should also do good things during our lives. (EASY2015)

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