Ecclésiaste 3

1For everything there is a season^H2165, and a time^H2165 for every purpose^H2656 under heaven^H8064: 2a time^H6256 to be born^H3205, and a time^H6256 to die^H4191; a time^H6256 to plant^H5193, and a time^H6256 to pluck up^H6131 that which is planted^H5193; 3a time^H6256 to kill^H2026, and a time^H6256 to heal^H7495; a time^H6256 to break down^H6555, and a time^H6256 to build up^H1129; 4a time^H6256 to weep^H1058, and a time^H6256 to laugh^H7832; a time^H6256 to mourn^H5594, and a time^H6256 to dance^H7540; 5a time^H6256 to cast away^H7993 stones^H68, and a time^H6256 to gather^H3664 stones^H68 together^H3664; a time^H6256 to embrace^H2263, and a time^H6256 to refrain^H7368 from embracing^H2263; 6a time^H6256 to seek^H1245, and a time^H6256 to lose^H6; a time^H6256 to keep^H8104, and a time^H6256 to cast away^H7993; 7a time^H6256 to rend^H7167, and a time^H6256 to sew^H8609; a time^H6256 to keep silence^H2814, and a time^H6256 to speak^H1696; 8a time^H6256 to love^H157, and a time^H6256 to hate^H8130; a time^H6256 for war^H4421, and a time^H6256 for peace^H7965. 9What profit^H3504 hath he that worketh^H6213 in that wherein^H834 he laboreth^H6001? 10I have seen^H7200 the travail^H6045 which God^H430 hath given^H5414 to the sons^H1121 of men^H120 to be exercised^H6031 therewith. 11He hath made^H6213 everything beautiful^H3303 in its time^H6256: also he hath set^H5414 eternity^H5769 in their heart^H3820, yet so that^H1097 man^H120 cannot find out^H4672 the work^H4639 that^H1097 God^H430 hath done from the beginning^H7218 even to the end^H5490. 12I know^H3045 that there is nothing better^H2896 for them, than to rejoice^H8055, and to do^H6213 good^H2896 so long as they live^H2416. 13And also that every man^H120 should eat^H398 and drink^H8354, and enjoy^H7200 good^H2896 in all his labor^H5999, is the gift^H4991 of God^H430. 14I know^H3045 that, whatsoever God^H430 doeth^H6213, it shall be for ever^H5769: nothing^H369 can be put^H3254 to it, nor anything taken^H1639 from it; and God^H430 hath done^H6213 it, that men should fear^H3372 before^H6440 him. 15That which is^H3528 hath been long ago; and that which is to be hath long ago^H3528 been: and God^H430 seeketh^H1245 again that which is passed^H7291 away. 16And moreover I saw^H7200 under the sun^H8121, in the place^H4725 of justice^H4941, that wickedness^H7562 was there; and in the place^H4725 of righteousness^H6664, that wickedness^H7562 was there. 17I said^H559 in my heart^H3820, God^H430 will judge^H8199 the righteous^H6662 and the wicked^H7563; for there is a time^H6256 there for every purpose^H2656 and for every work^H4639. 18I said^H559 in my heart^H3820, It is because^H1700 of the sons^H1121 of men^H120, that God^H430 may prove^H1305 them, and that they may see^H7200 that they^H1992 themselves are but as beasts^H929. 19For that which befalleth^H4745 the sons^H1121 of men^H120 befalleth^H4745 beasts^H929; even one thing^H259 befalleth^H4745 them: as the one dieth^H4194, so dieth^H4194 the other^H2088; yea, they have all one^H259 breath^H7307; and man^H120 hath no preeminence^H4195 above the beasts^H929: for all is vanity^H1892. 20All go^H1980 unto one^H259 place^H4725; all are of the dust^H6083, and all turn^H7725 to dust^H6083 again^H7725. 21Who knoweth^H3045 the spirit^H7307 of man^H1121, whether it goeth^H5927 upward^H4605, and the spirit^H7307 of the beast^H929, whether it goeth^H3381 downward^H4295 to the earth^H776? 22Wherefore I saw^H7200 that there is nothing better^H2896, than that a man^H120 should rejoice^H8055 in his works^H4639; for that is his portion^H2506: for who shall bring^H935 him back to see^H7200 what shall be after^H310 him?