Ecclesiastes 3

A Time for Everything

1There is an appointedH2165 timeH2165 for everythingH3605. And there is a 1timeH6256 for everyH3605 matterH2656 underH8478 heavenH8064--2A timeH6256 to giveH3205 birthH3205 and a 2timeH6256 to dieH4191; A timeH6256 to plantH5193 and a timeH6256 to uprootH6131 what is plantedH5193.3A 3timeH6256 to killH2026 and a timeH6256 to healH7495; A timeH6256 to tearH6555 downH6555 and a timeH6256 to buildH1129 upH1129.4A timeH6256 to 4weepH1058 and a timeH6256 to 5laughH7832; A timeH6256 to mournH5594 and a timeH6256 to 6danceH7540.5A 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 upH6 asH6 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 7be silentH2814 and a timeH6256 to speakH1696.8A timeH6256 to loveH157 and a timeH6256 to 8hateH8130; A timeH6256 for warH4421 and a timeH6256 for peaceH7965.

99WhatH4100 benefitH3504 is there for the workerH6213 from that in whichH834 he laborsH6001? 10I have seenH7200 the 10taskH6045 whichH834 GodH430 has givenH5414 the sonsH1121 of mankindH120 with which to 11occupyH6030 themselves.

God Set Eternity in the Heart of Mankind

11He has 12madeH6213 everythingH3605 appropriateH3303 in its timeH6256. He has alsoH1571 setH5414 eternityH5769 in their heartH3820, withoutH1097H834H3808 the possibility that mankindH120 13will findH4672 outH4672 the workH4639 whichH834 GodH430 has doneH6213 from the beginningH7218 even to the endH5490.

12I knowH3045 that thereH369 isH369 14nothingH369 betterH2896 for them thanH3588H518 to rejoiceH8055 and to doH6213 goodH2896 in one’s lifetimeH2425; 13moreoverH1571, that everyH3605 personH120 whoH7945 eatsH398 and drinksH8354 seesH7200 goodH2896 in allH3605 his laborH5999--this is the 15giftH4991 of GodH430. 14I knowH3045 that everythingH3605H834 GodH430 doesH6213 will remainH1961 foreverH5769; thereH369 isH369 nothingH369 to addH3254 to it and thereH369 isH369 nothingH369 to takeH1639 from it. And GodH430 has so workedH6213, that people will 1617fearH3372 Him. 1518That which is, is whatH4100 has alreadyH3528 beenH1961, and that whichH834 will be has alreadyH3528 beenH1961; and GodH430 19seeksH1245 what has passedH7291 byH7291.

16FurthermoreH5750, I have seenH7200 underH8478 the sunH8121 that inH8478 the placeH4725 of justiceH4941 thereH8033 is 20wickednessH7562 and in the placeH4725 of righteousnessH6664 thereH8033 is wickednessH7562. 17I saidH559 21to myselfH3820, “22GodH430 will judgeH8199 the righteousH6662 and the wickedH7563,” for a 23timeH6256 for everyH3605 matterH2656 and for everyH3605 deedH4639 24is thereH8033. 18I saidH559 25to myselfH3820 regardingH5921H1700 the sonsH1121 of mankindH120, “GodH430 is testingH1305 them in order for them to seeH7200 that they are as 26animalsH929, they to themselves.” 1927For the fateH4745 of the sonsH1121 of mankindH120 and the fateH4745 of animalsH929 28is the sameH259. As oneH2088 diesH4194, soH3651 diesH4194 the otherH2088; indeed, they allH3605 have the sameH259 breathH7307, and thereH369 isH369 noH369 advantageH4195 for mankindH120 overH4480 animalsH929, for allH3605 is futilityH1892. 20AllH3605 goH1980 to the sameH259 placeH4725. AllH3605 cameH1961 from the 29dustH6083 and allH3605 returnH7725 to the dustH6083. 21WhoH4310 knowsH3045 that the 30spiritH7307 of the sonsH1121 of mankindH120 ascendsH5927 upwardH4605 and the spiritH7307 of the animalH929 descendsH3381 downwardH4295 to the earthH776? 22I have seenH7200 that 31nothingH369 is betterH2896 thanH4480 when a personH120 isH8055 happyH8055 in his activitiesH4639, for that is his 32lotH2506. For whoH4310 will bringH935 him to seeH7200 33whatH4100 will occurH1961 afterH310 him?