Dual Panel1There is an appointed<2165> time<2165> for everything<3605>. And there is a time<6256> for every<3605> event<2656> under<8478> heaven<8064>--
2A time<6256> to give<3205> birth<3205> and a time<6256> to die<4191>; A time<6256> to plant<5193> and a time<6256> to uproot<6131> what is planted<5193>.
3A time<6256> to kill<2026> and a time<6256> to heal<7495>; A time<6256> to tear<6555> down<6555> and a time<6256> to build<1129> up.
4A time<6256> to weep<1058> and a time<6256> to laugh<7832>; A time<6256> to mourn<5594> and a time<6256> to dance<7540>.
5A time<6256> to throw<7993> stones<68> and a time<6256> to gather<3664> stones<68>; A time<6256> to embrace<2263> and a time<6256> to shun<7368> embracing<2263>.
6A time<6256> to search<1245> and a time<6256> to give<6> up as lost<6>; A time<6256> to keep<8104> and a time<6256> to throw<7993> away<7993>.
7A time<6256> to tear<7167> apart<7167> and a time<6256> to sew<8609> together<8609>; A time<6256> to be silent<2814> and a time<6256> to speak<1696>.
8A time<6256> to love<157> and a time<6256> to hate<8130>; A time<6256> for war<4421> and a time<6256> for peace<7965>.
9What<4100> profit<3504> is there to the worker<6213> from that in which<834> he toils<6001>?
10I have seen<7200> the task<6045> which<834> God<430> has given<5414> the sons<1121> of men<120> with which to occupy<6030> themselves.
11He has made<6213> everything<3605> appropriate<3303> in its time<6256>. He has also<1571> set<5414> eternity<5769> in their heart<3820>, yet<1097> so<1097> that man<120> will not find<4672> out the work<4639> which<834> God<430> has done<6213> from the beginning<7218> even to the end<5490>.
12I know<3045> that there<369> is nothing<369> better<2896> for them than<3588><518> to rejoice<8055> and to do<6213> good<2896> in one's lifetime<2425>;
13moreover<1571>, that every<3605> man<120> who<7945> eats<398> and drinks<8354> sees<7200> good<2896> in all<3605> his labor<5999>--it is the gift<4991> of God<430>.
14I know<3045> that everything<3605><834> God<430> does<6213> will remain<1961> forever<5769>; there<369> is nothing<369> to add<3254> to it and there<369> is nothing<369> to take<1639> from it, for God<430> has so worked<6213> that men should fear<3372> Him.
15That which<4100><7945> is has been<1961> already<3528> and that which<834> will be has already<3528> been<1961>, for God<430> seeks<1245> what has passed<7291> by.
16Furthermore<5750>, I have seen<7200> under<8478> the sun<8121> that in the place<4725> of justice<4941> there<8033> is wickedness<7562> and in the place<4725> of righteousness<6664> there<8033> is wickedness<7562>.
17I said<559> to myself<3820>, "God<430> will judge<8199> both the righteous<6662> man<6662> and the wicked<7563> man<7563>," for a time<6256> for every<3605> matter<2656> and for every<3605> deed<4639> is there<8033>.
18I said<559> to myself<3820> concerning<5921><1700> the sons<1121> of men<120>, "God<430> has surely tested<1305> them in order for them to see<7200> that they are but beasts<929>."
19For the fate<4745> of the sons<1121> of men<120> and the fate<4745> of beasts<929> is the same<259>. As one<2088> dies<4194> so<3651> dies<4194> the other<2088>; indeed, they all<3605> have the same<259> breath<7307> and there<369> is no<369> advantage<4195> for man<120> over<4480> beast<929>, for all<3605> is vanity<1892>.
20All<3605> go<1980> to the same<259> place<4725>. All<3605> came<1961> from the dust<6083> and all<3605> return<7725> to the dust<6083>.
21Who<4310> knows<3045> that the breath<7307> of man<120> ascends<5927> upward<4605> and the breath<7307> of the beast<929> descends<3381> downward<4295> to the earth<776>?
22I have seen<7200> that nothing<369> is better<2896> than<4480> that man<120> should be happy<8055> in his activities<4639>, for that is his lot<2506>. For who<4310> will bring<935> him to see<7200> what<4100> will occur<1961> after<310> him?