Ecclesiastes 3

A Time for Everything

1There is an appointedH2165 timeH2165 for everythingH3605. And there is a 1timeH6256 for everyH3605 2eventH2656 underH8478 heavenH8064--2A timeH6256 to giveH3205 birthH3205 and a 3timeH6256 to dieH4191; A timeH6256 to plantH5193 and a timeH6256 to uprootH6131 what is plantedH5193.3A 4timeH6256 to killH2026 and a timeH6256 to healH7495; A timeH6256 to tearH6555 downH6555 and a timeH6256 to buildH1129 up.4A timeH6256 to 5weepH1058 and a timeH6256 to 6laughH7832; A timeH6256 to mournH5594 and a timeH6256 to 7danceH7540.5A timeH6256 to throwH7993 stonesH68 and a timeH6256 to gatherH3664 stonesH68; A timeH6256 to embraceH2263 and a timeH6256 to shunH7368 embracingH2263.6A timeH6256 to searchH1245 and a timeH6256 to giveH6 up as lostH6; A timeH6256 to keepH8104 and a timeH6256 to throwH7993 awayH7993.7A timeH6256 to tearH7167 apartH7167 and a timeH6256 to sewH8609 togetherH8609; A timeH6256 to 8be silentH2814 and a timeH6256 to speakH1696.8A timeH6256 to loveH157 and a timeH6256 to 9hateH8130; A timeH6256 for warH4421 and a timeH6256 for peaceH7965.

910WhatH4100 profitH3504 is there to the workerH6213 from that in whichH834 he toilsH6001? 10I have seenH7200 the 11taskH6045 whichH834 GodH430 has givenH5414 the sonsH1121 of menH120 with which to occupyH6030 themselves.

God Set Eternity in the Heart of Man

11He has 12madeH6213 everythingH3605 13appropriateH3303 in its timeH6256. He has alsoH1571 setH5414 eternityH5769 in their heartH3820, 14yetH1097 soH1097 that manH120 15will not findH4672 out the workH4639 whichH834 GodH430 has doneH6213 from the beginningH7218 even to the endH5490.

12I knowH3045 that thereH369 is 16nothingH369 betterH2896 for them thanH3588H518 to rejoiceH8055 and to doH6213 goodH2896 in one’s lifetimeH2425; 13moreoverH1571, that everyH3605 manH120 whoH7945 eatsH398 and drinksH8354 seesH7200 goodH2896 in allH3605 his laborH5999--it is the 17giftH4991 of GodH430. 14I knowH3045 that everythingH3605H834 GodH430 doesH6213 will remainH1961 foreverH5769; thereH369 is nothingH369 to addH3254 to it and thereH369 is nothingH369 to takeH1639 from it, for GodH430 has so workedH6213 that men should 1819fearH3372 Him. 15That 20whichH4100H7945 is has beenH1961 alreadyH3528 and that whichH834 will be has alreadyH3528 beenH1961, for GodH430 seeksH1245 what has passedH7291 by.

16FurthermoreH5750, I have seenH7200 underH8478 the sunH8121 that in the placeH4725 of justiceH4941 thereH8033 is 21wickednessH7562 and in the placeH4725 of righteousnessH6664 thereH8033 is wickednessH7562. 17I saidH559 22to myselfH3820, “23GodH430 will judgeH8199 both the righteousH6662 manH6662 and the wickedH7563 manH7563,” for a 24timeH6256 for everyH3605 25matterH2656 and for everyH3605 deedH4639 is thereH8033. 18I saidH559 26to myselfH3820 concerningH5921H1700 the sonsH1121 of menH120, “GodH430 has surely testedH1305 them in order for them to seeH7200 that they are but 27beastsH929.” 1928For the fateH4745 of the sonsH1121 of menH120 and the fateH4745 of beastsH929 29is the sameH259. As oneH2088 diesH4194 soH3651 diesH4194 the otherH2088; indeed, they allH3605 have the sameH259 breathH7307 and thereH369 is noH369 advantageH4195 for manH120 overH4480 beastH929, for allH3605 is 30vanityH1892. 20AllH3605 goH1980 to the sameH259 placeH4725. AllH3605 cameH1961 from the 31dustH6083 and allH3605 returnH7725 to the dustH6083. 21WhoH4310 knowsH3045 that the 32breathH7307 of manH120 ascendsH5927 upwardH4605 and the breathH7307 of the beastH929 descendsH3381 downwardH4295 to the earthH776? 22I have seenH7200 that 33nothingH369 is betterH2896 thanH4480 that manH120 should be happyH8055 in his activitiesH4639, for that is his lotH2506. For whoH4310 will bringH935 him to seeH7200 34whatH4100 will occurH1961 afterH310 him?