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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 to
heal; a time to
break down, and
a time to build
up; 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; a time to
keep silence,
and a time to
speak; 8
A time to love,
and a time to
hate; a time of
war, and a time
of peace. 9
What profit
hath he that
worketh in that
wherein he
laboureth? 10
I have seen the
travail, which
God hath given
to the sons of
men to be
exercised in
it. 11
¶ He 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. 12
I know that
there is no
good in them,
but for a man
to rejoice, and
to do good in
his life. 13
And also that
every man
should eat and
drink, and
enjoy the good
of all his
labour, it is
the gift of
God. 14
I 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. 15
That which hath
been is now;
and that which
is to be hath
already been;
and God
requireth that
which is past. 16
¶ And moreover
I saw under the
sun the place
of judgment,
that wickedness
was there; and
the place of
righteousness,
that iniquity
was there. 17
I 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. 18
I 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. 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; so
that a man hath
no preeminence
above a beast:
for all is
vanity. 20
All go unto one
place; all are
of the dust,
and all turn to
dust again. 21
Who knoweth the
spirit of man
that goeth
upward, and the
spirit of the
beast that
goeth downward
to the earth? 22
Wherefore 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?
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