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  3:1 ¶
For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven: |
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3:1 ¶
To everyº
[thing there is] a season,º
and a timeº
to everyº
purposeº
underº
the heaven:º |
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3:2
a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; |
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3:2
A timeº
to be born,ºº
and a timeº
to die;ºº
a timeº
to plant,ºº
and a timeº
to pluck upºº
[that which is] planted;ºº |
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3:3
a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; |
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3:3
A timeº
to kill,ºº
and a timeº
to heal;ºº
a timeº
to break down,ºº
and a timeº
to build up;ºº |
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3:4
a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; |
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3:4
A timeº
to weep,ºº
and a timeº
to laugh;ºº
a timeº
to mourn,ºº
and a timeº
to dance;ºº |
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3:5
a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; |
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3:5
A timeº
to cast awayºº
stones,º
and a timeº
to gatherºº
stonesº
together;ººº
a timeº
to embrace,ºº
and a timeº
to refrainºº
from embracing;ººº |
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3:6
a time to seek, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away; |
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3:6
A timeº
to get,ºº
and a timeº
to lose;ºº
a timeº
to keep,ºº
and a timeº
to cast away;ºº |
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3:7
a time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak; |
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3:7
A timeº
to rend,ºº
and a timeº
to sew;ºº
a timeº
to keep silence,ºº
and a timeº
to speak;ºº |
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3:8
a time to love, and a time to hate; a time for war, and a time for peace. |
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3:8
A timeº
to love,ºº
and a timeº
to hate;ºº
a timeº
of war,º
and a timeº
of peace.º |
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3:9
What profit hath he that worketh in that wherein he laboreth? |
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3:9
Whatº
profitº
hath he that workethºº
in that whereinº
heº
laboureth?º |
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3:10
I have seen the travail which God hath given to the sons of men to be exercised therewith. |
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3:10
I have seenººº
the travail,º
whichº
Godº
hath givenºº
to the sonsº
of menº
to be exercisedºº
in it. |
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3:11
He hath made everything beautiful in its time: also he hath set eternity in their heart, yet so that man cannot find out the work that God hath done from the beginning even to the end. |
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3:11
He hath madeººº
everyº
[thing] beautifulº
in his time:º
alsoº
he hath setººº
the worldº
in their heart,º
so thatºº
noºº
manº
can find outººº
the workº
thatº
Godº
makethºº
from the beginningºº
toº
the end.º |
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3:12
I know that there is nothing better for them, than to rejoice, and to do good so long as they live. |
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3:12
I knowºº
thatº
[there is] noº
goodº
in them, butº
forº
[a man] to rejoice,ºº
and to doºº
goodº
in his life.º |
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3:13
And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy good in all his labor, is the gift of God. |
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3:13
And alsoº
that every manº
should eatººººº
and drink,ºº
and enjoyºº
the goodº
of allº
his labour,º
itº
[is] the giftº
of God.º |
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3:14
I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor anything taken from it; and God hath done it, that men should fear before him. |
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3:14
I knowºº
that,º
whatsoeverºº
Godº
doeth,ºº
itº
shall beº
for ever:º
nothingº
can be putºº
toº
it, norº
any thing takenºº
fromº
it: and Godº
doethºº
[it], that [men] should fearººº
beforeºº
him. |
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3:15
That which is hath been long ago; and that which is to be hath long ago been: and God seeketh again that which is passed away. |
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3:15
That which hath beenººº
is now;º
and thatº
whichº
is to beº
hath alreadyº
been;º
and Godº
requirethººº
that which is past.ºº |
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3:16 ¶
And moreover I saw under the sun, in the place of justice, that wickedness was there; and in the place of righteousness, that wickedness was there. |
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3:16 ¶
And moreoverº
I sawºº
underº
the sunº
the placeº
of judgment,º
[that] wickednessº
[was] there;º
and the placeº
of righteousness,º
[that] iniquityº
[was] there.º |
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3:17
I 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. |
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3:17
Iº
saidºº
in mine heart,º
Godº
shall judgeººº
the righteousº
and the wicked:º
forº
[there is] a timeº
thereº
for everyº
purposeº
and forº
everyº
work.º |
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3:18
I said in my heart, [It is] because of the sons of men, that God may prove them, and that they may see that they themselves are [but as] beasts. |
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3:18
Iº
saidºº
in mine heartº
concerningº
the estateº
of the sonsº
of men,º
that Godº
might manifestºº
them, and that theyº
might seeºº
that theyºº
themselves are beasts.º |
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3:19
For 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; and man hath no preeminence above the beasts: for all is vanity. |
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3:19
Forº
that which befallethº
the sonsº
of menº
befallethº
beasts;º
even one thingº
befallethº
them: as the oneº
dieth,º
soº
diethº
the other;º
yea, they have allº
oneº
breath;º
so that a manº
hath noº
preeminenceº
aboveº
a beast:º
forº
allº
[is] vanity.º |
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3:20
All go unto one place; all are of the dust, and all turn to dust again. |
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3:20
Allº
goºº
untoº
oneº
place;º
allº
areº
ofº
the dust,º
and allº
turnºº
to dustº
again.ºººº |
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3:21
Who knoweth the spirit of man, whether it goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast, whether it goeth downward to the earth? |
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3:21
Whoº
knowethºº
the spiritº
of manºº
thatº
goethºº
upward,º
and the spiritº
of the beastº
thatº
goethºº
downwardº
to the earth?º |
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3:22
Wherefore I saw that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his works; for that is his portion: for who shall bring him [back] to see what shall be after him? |
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3:22
Wherefore I perceiveºº
thatº
[there is] nothingº
better,º
than thatºº
a manº
should rejoiceºº
in his own works;º
forº
thatº
[is] his portion:º
forº
whoº
shall bringºº
him to seeºº
what shall beººº
afterº
him? |
