Ecclesiastes 3

1All things have their season, and in their times all things pass under heaven.

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 destroy, and a time to build.

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

5A time to scatter stones, and a time to gather. A time to embrace, and a time to be far from embraces.

6A time to get, 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.

8A time of love, and a time of hatred. A time of war, and a time of peace.

9What hath man more of his labour?

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

11He hath made all things good in their time, and hath delivered the world to their consideration, so that man cannot find out the work which God hath made from the beginning to the end.

12And I have known that there was no better thing than to rejoice, and to do well in this life.

13For every man that eateth and drinketh, and seeth good of his labour, this is the gift of God.

14I have learned that all the works which God hath made, continue for ever: we cannot add any thing, nor take away from those things which God hath made that he may be feared.

15That which hath been made, the same continueth: the things that shall be, have already been: and God restoreth that which is past.

16I saw under the sun in the place of judgment wickedness, and in the place of justice iniquity.

17And I said in my heart: God shall judge both the just and the wicked, and then shall be the time of every thing.

18I said in my heart concerning the sons of men, that God would prove them, and shew them to be like beasts.

19Therefore the death of man, and of beasts is one, and the condition of them both is equal: as man dieth, so they also die: all things breathe alike, and man hath nothing more than beast: all things are subject to vanity.

20And all things go to one place: of earth they were made, and into earth they return together.

21Who knoweth if the spirit of the children of Adam ascend upward, and if the spirit of the beasts descend downward?

22And I have found that nothing is better than for a man to rejoice in his work, and that this is his portion. For who shall bring him to know the things that shall be after him?

1[Omnia tempus habent, et suis spatiis transeunt universa sub cælo.

2Tempus nascendi, et tempus moriendi; tempus plantandi, et tempus evellendi quod plantatum est.

3Tempus occidendi, et tempus sanandi; tempus destruendi, et tempus ædificandi.

4Tempus flendi, et tempus ridendi; tempus plangendi, et tempus saltandi.

5Tempus spargendi lapides, et tempus colligendi, tempus amplexandi, et tempus longe fieri ab amplexibus.

6Tempus acquirendi, et tempus perdendi; tempus custodiendi, et tempus abjiciendi.

7Tempus scindendi, et tempus consuendi; tempus tacendi, et tempus loquendi.

8Tempus dilectionis, et tempus odii; tempus belli, et tempus pacis.]

9[Quid habet amplius homo de labore suo?

10Vidi afflictionem quam dedit Deus filiis hominum, ut distendantur in ea.

11Cuncta fecit bona in tempore suo, et mundum tradidit disputationi eorum, ut non inveniat homo opus quod operatus est Deus ab initio usque ad finem.

12Et cognovi quod non esset melius nisi lætari, et facere bene in vita sua;

13omnis enim homo qui comedit et bibit, et videt bonum de labore suo, hoc donum Dei est.

14Didici quod omnia opera quæ fecit Deus perseverent in perpetuum; non possumus eis quidquam addere, nec auferre, quæ fecit Deus ut timeatur.

15Quod factum est, ipsum permanet; quæ futura sunt jam fuerunt, et Deus instaurat quod abiit.]

16[Vidi sub sole in loco judicii impietatem, et in loco justitiæ iniquitatem:

17et dixi in corde meo: Justum et impium judicabit Deus, et tempus omnis rei tunc erit.

18Dixi in corde meo de filiis hominum, ut probaret eos Deus, et ostenderet similes esse bestiis.

19Idcirco unus interitus est hominis et jumentorum, et æqua utriusque conditio. Sicut moritur homo, sic et illa moriuntur. Similiter spirant omnia, et nihil habet homo jumento amplius: cuncta subjacent vanitati,

20et omnia pergunt ad unum locum. De terra facta sunt, et in terram pariter revertuntur.

21Quis novit si spiritus filiorum Adam ascendat sursum, et si spiritus jumentorum descendat deorsum?

22Et deprehendi nihil esse melius quam lætari hominem in opere suo, et hanc esse partem illius. Quis enim eum adducet ut post se futura cognoscat?]

1All things have their time, and all things under heaven continue during their interval.

2A time to be born, and a time to die. A time to plant, and a time to pull up what was planted.

3A time to kill, and a time to heal. A time to tear 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.

5A time to scatter stones, and a time to gather. A time to embrace, and a time to be far from embraces.

6A time to gain, 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 be silent, and a time to speak.

8A time of love, and a time of hatred. A time of war, and a time of peace.

9What more does a man have from his labor?

10I have seen the affliction that God has given to the sons of men, in order that they may be occupied by it.

11He has made all things good in their time, and he has handed over the world to their disputes, so that man may not discover the work which God made from the beginning, even until the end.

12And I realize that there is nothing better than to rejoice, and to do well in this life.

13For this is a gift from God: when each man eats and drinks, and sees the good results of his labor.

14I have learned that all the works which God has made continue on, in perpetuity. We are not able to add anything, nor to take anything away, from those things which God has made in order that he may be feared.

15What has been made, the same continues. What is in the future, has already existed. And God restores what has passed away.

16I saw under the sun: instead of judgment, impiety, and instead of justice, iniquity.

17And I said in my heart: “God will judge the just and the impious, and then the time for each matter shall be.”

18I said in my heart, about the sons of men, that God would test them, and reveal them to be like wild animals.

19For this reason, the passing away of man and of beasts is one, and the condition of both is equal. For as a man dies, so also do they die. All things breathe similarly, and man has nothing more than beast; for all these are subject to vanity.

20And all things continue on to one place; for from the earth they were made, and unto the earth they shall return together.

21Who knows if the spirit of the sons of Adam ascend upward, and if the spirit of the beasts descend downward?

22And I have discovered nothing to be better than for a man to rejoice in his work: for this is his portion. And who shall add to him, so that he may know the things that will occur after him?