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Ecclesiastes, 3

12. I know that there is nothing better for him to do than to seek pleasure and well-being during his life.

Verses related to Ecclesiastes, 3:

Ecclesiastes 3 is a chapter that deals with the duality of life and time, showing that there is a right time for everything under heaven, such as born, dying, planting, loving, hating, crying, laughing, among other things. Some of the topics covered are the transience of life, the inevitability of death and the importance of taking advantage of every moment.

Psalm 90:12: "Teach us to tell our days that our heart reaches wisdom." The psalmist asks God to teach him how to tell his days so that he can live wise and consciously, recognizing the brevity of life.

James 4:14: "Do you don't even know what will happen to you tomorrow! What is your life? You are like the fog that appears for a little time and then dissipates." The apostle James also highlights the brevity of life and its uncertainty, remembering that human life is like a fog that disappears rapidly.

Hebrews 9:27: "And just as men are ordered to die once, after this, judgment." The author of Hebrews emphasizes that death is inevitable and that everyone will have to account for God in the Last Judgment.

Psalm 39:4: "Make me know, Lord, my end, and what is the measure of my days, so that I know how much I am fragile." The psalmist cries to God to show him the brevity of life and his fragility, recognizing that his existence is finite and needs to enjoy every moment.

Matthew 6:34: "Therefore, don't worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring your own concerns. Your own evil is enough every day." Jesus teaches that we should live one day at a time, without worrying excessively about the future, but taking advantage of the present.





“Nunca vá se deitar sem antes examinar a sua consciência sobre o dia que passou. Enderece todos os seus pensamentos a Deus, consagre-lhe todo o seu ser e também todos os seus irmãos. Ofereça à glória de Deus o repouso que você vai iniciar e não esqueça do seu Anjo da Guarda que está sempre com você.” São Padre Pio de Pietrelcina