Ecclesiastes 3

1To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:

1To everything--a season, and a time to every delight under the heavens:

1To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heavens:

2A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;

2A time to bring forth, And a time to die. A time to plant, And a time to eradicate the planted.

2A time to be born, and a time to die; A time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;

3A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;

3A time to slay, And a time to heal, A time to break down, And a time to build up.

3A time to kill, and a time to heal; A time to break down, and a time to build up;

4A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;

4A time to weep, And a time to laugh. A time to mourn, And a time to skip.

4A time to weep, and a time to laugh; A time to mourn, and a time to dance;

5A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;

5A time to cast away stones, And a time to heap up stones. A time to embrace, And a time to be far from embracing.

5A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; A time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;

6A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;

6A time to seek, And a time to destroy. A time to keep, And a time to cast away.

6A time to seek, and a time to lose; A time to keep, and a time to cast away;

7A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;

7A time to rend, And a time to sew. A time to be silent, And a time to speak.

7A time to rend, and a time to sew; A time to keep silence, and a time to speak;

8A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.

8A time to love, And a time to hate. A time of war, And a time of peace.

8A time to love, and a time to hate; A time of war, and a time of peace.

9What profit hath he that worketh in that wherein he laboureth?

9What advantage hath the doer in that which he is labouring at?

9What profit hath he that worketh from that wherein he laboureth?

10I have seen the travail, which God hath given to the sons of men to be exercised in it.

10I have seen the travail that God hath given to the sons of man to be humbled by it.

10I have seen the travail thatGod hath given to the sons of men to toil in.

11He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end.

11The whole He hath made beautiful in its season; also, that knowledge He hath put in their heart without which man findeth not out the work that God hath done from the beginning even unto the end.

11He hath made everything beautiful in its time; also he hath set the world in their heart, so that man findeth not out from the beginning to the end the work thatGod doeth.

12I know that there is no good in them, but for a man to rejoice, and to do good in his life.

12I have known that there is no good for them except to rejoice and to do good during their life,

12I know that there is nothing good for them but to rejoice and to do well in their life;

13And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labour, it is the gift of God.

13yea, even every man who eateth and hath drunk and seen good by all his labour, it <FI>is<Fi> a gift of God.

13yea also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy good in all his labour, it is the gift ofGod.

14I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth it, that men should fear before him.

14I have known that all that God doth is to the age, to it nothing is to be added, and from it nothing is to be withdrawn; and God hath wrought that they do fear before Him.

14I know that whateverGod doeth, it shall be for ever; there is nothing to be added to it, nor anything to be taken from it; andGod doeth [it], that [men] should fear before him.

15That which hath been is now; and that which is to be hath already been; and God requireth that which is past.

15What is that which hath been? already it is, and that which <FI>is<Fi> to be hath already been, and God requireth that which is pursued.

15That which is was long ago, and that which is to be hath already been; andGod bringeth back again that which is past.

16And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, that wickedness was there; and the place of righteousness, that iniquity was there.

16And again, I have seen under the sun the place of judgment--there <FI>is<Fi> the wicked; and the place of righteousness--there <FI>is<Fi> the wicked.

16And moreover I saw under the sun, that in the place of judgment, wickedness was there; and in the place of righteousness, wickedness was there.

17I said in mine heart, God shall judge the righteous and the wicked: for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work.

17I said in my heart, `The righteous and the wicked doth God judge, for a time <FI>is<Fi> to every matter and for every work there.'

17I said in my heart,God will judge the righteous and the wicked; for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work.

18I said in mine heart concerning the estate of the sons of men, that God might manifest them, and that they might see that they themselves are beasts.

18I said in my heart concerning the matter of the sons of man that God might cleanse them, so as to see that they themselves <FI>are<Fi> beasts.

18I said in my heart, It is thus with the children of men, thatGod may prove them, and that they should see that they themselves are but beasts.

19For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; so that a man hath no preeminence above a beast: for all is vanity.

19For an event <FI>is to<Fi> the sons of man, and an event <FI>is to<Fi> the beasts, even one event <FI>is<Fi> to them; as the death of this, so <FI>is<Fi> the death of that; and one spirit <FI>is<Fi> to all, and the advantage of man above the beast is nothing, for the whole <FI>is<Fi> vanity.

19For what befalleth the children of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other, and they have all one breath; and man hath no pre-eminence above the beast: for all is vanity.

20All go unto one place; all are of the dust, and all turn to dust again.

20The whole are going unto one place, the whole have been from the dust, and the whole are turning back unto the dust.

20All go unto one place: all are of the dust, and all return to dust.

21Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth?

21Who knoweth the spirit of the sons of man that is going up on high, and the spirit of the beast that is going down below to the earth?

21Who knoweth the spirit of the children of men? Doth it go upwards? and the spirit of the beasts, doth it go downwards to the earth?

22Wherefore I perceive that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his own works; for that is his portion: for who shall bring him to see what shall be after him?

22And I have seen that there is nothing better than that man rejoice in his works, for it <FI>is<Fi> his portion; for who doth bring him in to look on that which is after him?

22And I have seen that there is nothing better than that man should rejoice in his own works; for that is his portion; for who shall bring him to see what shall be after him?