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keep silence, and a time to , 15 That which hath been speak;

is now; and that which is to 8 A time to love, and a be hath already been: and time to hate; a time of war, God requireth that which is and a time of peace.

9 What profit hath he that 16 And, moreover, I saw worketh in that wherein he under the sun the place of laboureth?

judgment, that wickedness 10 I have seen the travail was there: and the place of which God hath given to the righteousness that iniquity sons of men to beexercised init. was there. 11 He hath made every

17 I said in mine heart, thing beautiful in his time: God shall judge the righteous also he hath set the world in and the wicked: for there is

their heart; so that no man a time there for every purpose, - can find out the work that and for every work,

God maketh from the begin- 18 I said in my heart con. ning to the end.

cerning the estate of the sons 12 I know that there is no of men, that God might manigood in them, but for a man fast them, and that they might to rejoice, and to do good in see that they themselves are his life.

beasts. 13 And also that evey man 19 For that which befalleth: should eat and drink, and beasts even one thing befalleth enjoy the good of all his them: as the one dieth, so labour, it is the gift of God. dieth the other; yea, they

14 I know that whatsoever have all one breath: so that a God doeth, it shall be for man hath no pre-eminence ever: nothing can be put to above a beast: for all is vanity. it, nor any thing taken from 20 All go unto one place: it: and God doeth it that men all are of the dust, and all should fear before him. turn to dust again.

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וְעֵת לְדָבֵּר: עֵת לֶאֱהב וְעֵת לִשְׂבֹא עֵת מִלְחָמָה * וְעֵת שָׁלֹוֹם: מַה־יִתְרוֹן הָעוֹשָׂה בַּאֲשֶׁר הוּא 9 עָמֵל : רָאִיתִי אֶת־הָעִנְיָן אֲשֶׁר נָתַן הִים לִבְנֵי י הָאָדָם לַעֲנוֹת בּוֹ: אֶת־הַכּל עֶשֶׂה יפה בְּעִתּוֹ 11 גַּם אֶת־הָעֹלָם נָתַן בְּלִבָּם מִבְּלִי אֲשֶׁר לֹא־יִמְצָא הָאָדָם אֶת־הַמַּעֲשֶׂה אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה הָאֱלֹהִים מֵרְאש וְעַד־סוֹף : יָדַעְתִּי כִּי אֵין טוֹב בָּם כִּי אִם־ ? לִשְׁמוֹחַ וְלַעֲשׂוֹת טוֹב בְּחִיו : וְגַם כָּל־הָאָדָם 15 שֶׁאבָל שָׁתָה וְרָאָה טוֹב בְּכָל־־עֲמָלוֹ מַתַּת צהִים הִיא: יָדַעְתִּי כִּי כָּל־אֲשֶׁר יעשה הצהים 14 הוּא יִהְיֶה לְעוֹלָם עָלָיו אֵין לְהוֹסִיף וּמִמֶנוּ אֵין לִגְרוֹעַ וְהָהִים עָשָׂה שֶׁיִּרְאוּ מִלְפָנָיו : מַה־שֶׁהָיָה טו כְּבָר הוּא וַאֲשֶׁר לִהְיוֹת כְּבָר הָיָה וְהָאֱלֹהִים יבקש אֶת־נִרְדָּף : וְעוֹד רָאִיתִי תַּחַת הַשָּׁמֶשׁ מְקָוֹם 16 הַמִּשְׁפָּט שָׁמָּה הָרֶשַׁע וּמְקוֹם הַצדֶק שָׁמָה הָרֶשַׁע : אָמַרְתִּי אֲנִי בְּלִבִּי אֶת־הַצְדִיק וְאֶת־17 הָרָשָׁע יִשְׁפּט הָיֶהִים כִּי־עֵת לְכָל־חֵפֶץ וְעַל־ כָּל־הַמַעֲשֶׂה שָׁם : אָמַרְתִּי אֲנִי בְּלִבִּי עַל־דְברת 18 בְּנֵי הָאָדָם לְבָרֶם הָאֱלֹהִים וְלִרְאוֹת שְׁהֶם בְּהֵמָה הֵמָּה לָהֶם: כִּי מִקְרֶה בְנֵי־הָאָדָם וּמִקְרֶה הַבְּהֵמָה 19 , וּמִקְרֶה אֶחָד לָהֶם בְּמִוֹת זֶה בֶּן מִוֹת זֶה וְרָוּחַ אֶחָד לַכּל וּמוֹתַר הָאָדָם מִן־הַבְּהֵמָה אָיִן כִּי הַכֹּל הָבֶל : הַבְּל הוֹלֵךְ אֶל־מָקוֹם אֶחָד הַכֹּל כ

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shall be after me.

man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he giveth

19 And who knoweth whe-more than 1? ther he shall be a wise man 26 For God giveth to a or a fool? yet shall he have rule over all my labour wherein I have laboured, and wherein I have shewed my- travail, to gather, and to heap self wise under the sun. This up, that he may give to him is also vanity. that is good before God. This also is vanity and vexation of spirit.

20 Therefore I went about to cause my heart to despair of all the labour which I took under the sun.

CHAP. III.

To every thing there is

a season, and a time

heaven:

21 For there is a man whose labour is in wisdom, and into every purpose under the knowledge, and in equity: yet to a man that hath not laboured therein shall he leave it for his portion. This also is vanity, and a great evil.

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;

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

22 For what hath man of all his labour, and of the vex-to ation of his heart, wherein he hath laboured under the sun?

23 For all his days are sorrows, and his travail grief; yea, his heart taketh not rest in the night. This is also vanity.

24 There is nothing better for a man than that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy good in his labour. This also I saw, that it was from the

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

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;

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

7 A time to rend, and a time to sew:

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עָמֵל תַּחַת הַשָּׁמֶשׁ שֶׁאֲנִיחֵנוּ לָאָדָם שֶׁיִּהְיֶה אַחֲרֵי : וּמִי יוֹדֵעַ הֶחָכָם יִהְיֶה אוֹ סָכָל וְיִשְׁלַט בְּכָל־עֲמָלִי 19 שֶׁעָמַלְתִּי וְשֶׁחָכַמְתִּי תַּחַת הַשָּׁמֶשׁ גַּם־זֶה הֶבֶל : וְסַבּוֹתִי אֲנִי לִיאָשׁ אֶת־־לבי עַל כָּל־־העמלם שֶׁעָמַלְתִּי תַּחַת הַשָּׁמֶשׁ: כִּי"יש אָן־ם שעמלו 21 בְּחָכְמָה וּבְדַעַת וּבְכִשְׁרוֹן וּלְאָדָם שֵׁא עָכָל־בּוֹ יִתְּנֶנּוּ חֶלְקוֹ גַּם־זֶה הֶבֶל וְרָעָה רַבָּה : כִּי מֶה־יהוה ?? לְאָדָם בְּכָל־עֲמָלוֹ וּבְרַעְיוֹן לִבּוֹ שֶׁהוּא עָמֵל תַּחַת הַשֶׁמֶשׁ: כִּי כָל־יָמָיו מַכְאֹבִים וָכַעַס עִנְיָנוֹ גַּם־23 בְּלִילָה לֹא־שָׁכַב לִבּוֹ גַּם־זֶה הֶבֶל הוא : אֵין־ 34 טְוֹב בָּאָדָם שֶׁיֹּאכַל וְשָׁתָה וְהֶרְאָה אֶת־נַפְשָׁו טוֹב בַּעֲמָלו ס־זה רָאִיתִי אָנִי כִּי מֵד הָהִים הִיא: כִּי מִי יֹאכַל וּמִי יָחוּשׁ הוּץ מִמֶּנִּי: כִּי 25 לְאָדָם שְׁטוֹב לְפָנָיו נָתַן חָכְמָה וְדַעַת וְשִׂמְחָה וְלַחְוֹטֶא נָתַן עִנְיָן לאֶסֶף וְלִכְנוֹס לָתֵת לְטוב לפני הָהִים גַּם־זֶה הֶבֶל וּרְעוּת רוּחַ : לַכֹּל זְמָן וְעֵתו לְכָל־חֵפֶץ תַּחַת הַשָּׁמָיִם: עֵת לָלֶדֶת וְעֵת לָמוּת 2 עֵת לָטַעַת וְעֵת לַעֲקוֹר נָטִיעַ: עֵת לַהֲרֹג וְעֵת 3 לִרְפֿוֹא עֵת לִפְרוֹץ וְעֵת לִבְנוֹת : עֵת לִבְכּוֹת 4 וְעֵת לִשְׂחוֹק עֵת סְפוֹד וְעֵת רְקוֹד: עֵת לְהַשְׁלִיךְ אֲבָנִים וְעֵת כְּנוֹס אֲבָנִים עֵת לַחֲבֿוֹק וְעֵת לִרְחֹק מְחַבֵּק: עֵת לְבַקֵשׁ וְעֵת לְאַבֵּד אֶת לִשְׁמוֹר עת 6 לְהַשְׁלִיךְ: עֵת לִקְרוֹעַ וְעֵת לִתְפּוֹר עֵת לַחֲשׁוֹת 7

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8 I gathered me also silver, the king? even that which and gold, and the peculiar hath been already done.

treasure of kings and of the provinces; I gat me men-singers and women-singers, and the delights of the sons of men, as musical instruments, and that* of all sorts.

13 Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.

14 The wise man's eves are in his head, but the fool walketh in darkness: and I myself perceived also that one event happeneth to them

9 So I was great, and increased more than all that were before me in Jerusa- all. lem: also my wisdom remained with me,

10 And whatsoever mine eyes desired I kept not from them; I withheld not my heart from any joy: for my heart rejoiced in all my labour; and this was my portion of all my labour.

15 Then said I in my heart, As it happeneth to the fool, so it happeneth even to me: and why was I then more wise? Then I said in my heart, that this also is vanity.

16 For there is no remenbrance of the wise more than of the fool for ever; seeing that which now is, in the days to come shall be forgotten. And how dieth the wise man? as the fool.

11 Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do: and, behold, all was vanity 17 Therefore I hated life; and vexation of spirit, and because the work that is there was no profit under wrought under the sun is the sun. grievous unto me: for all is 12 And I turned myself vanity and vexation of spirit. to behold wisdom, and mad- 18 Yea, I hated all my ness, and folly: for what can labour which I had taken§ unthe man do that cometh after der the sun; because I should

* Heb. Musical instrument, and instruments.

|| Heb. That there is an excellency in wisdom more than folly, &c.