Ecclesiastes 3:9-22

91WhatH4100 benefitH3504 is there for the workerH6213 from that in whichH834 he laborsH6001? 10I have seenH7200 the 2taskH6045 whichH834 GodH430 has givenH5414 the sonsH1121 of mankindH120 with which to 3occupyH6030 themselves. 11He has 4madeH6213 everythingH3605 appropriateH3303 in its timeH6256. He has alsoH1571 setH5414 eternityH5769 in their heartH3820, withoutH1097H834H3808 the possibility that mankindH120 5will findH4672 outH4672 the workH4639 whichH834 GodH430 has doneH6213 from the beginningH7218 even to the endH5490.

12I knowH3045 that thereH369 isH369 6nothingH369 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 7giftH4991 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 89fearH3372 Him. 1510That which is, is whatH4100 has alreadyH3528 beenH1961, and that whichH834 will be has alreadyH3528 beenH1961; and GodH430 11seeksH1245 what has passedH7291 byH7291.

16FurthermoreH5750, I have seenH7200 underH8478 the sunH8121 that inH8478 the placeH4725 of justiceH4941 thereH8033 is 12wickednessH7562 and in the placeH4725 of righteousnessH6664 thereH8033 is wickednessH7562. 17I saidH559 13to myselfH3820, “14GodH430 will judgeH8199 the righteousH6662 and the wickedH7563,” for a 15timeH6256 for everyH3605 matterH2656 and for everyH3605 deedH4639 16is thereH8033. 18I saidH559 17to myselfH3820 regardingH5921H1700 the sonsH1121 of mankindH120, “GodH430 is testingH1305 them in order for them to seeH7200 that they are as 18animalsH929, they to themselves.” 1919For the fateH4745 of the sonsH1121 of mankindH120 and the fateH4745 of animalsH929 20is 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 21dustH6083 and allH3605 returnH7725 to the dustH6083. 21WhoH4310 knowsH3045 that the 22spiritH7307 of the sonsH1121 of mankindH120 ascendsH5927 upwardH4605 and the spiritH7307 of the animalH929 descendsH3381 downwardH4295 to the earthH776? 22I have seenH7200 that 23nothingH369 is betterH2896 thanH4480 when a personH120 isH8055 happyH8055 in his activitiesH4639, for that is his 24lotH2506. For whoH4310 will bringH935 him to seeH7200 25whatH4100 will occurH1961 afterH310 him?