Eccl.3.1
To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:
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There's an opportune time to do things, a right time for everything on the earth:
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There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven:
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To everything there is a season, A time for every purpose under heaven:
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1 There is a time for everything, a season for every activity under heaven.
Eccl.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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A right time for birth and another for death, A right time to plant and another to reap,
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a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot,
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A time to be born, And a time to die; A time to plant, And a time to pluck what is planted;
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A time to be born and a time to die. A time to plant and a time to harvest.
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A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;
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A right time to kill and another to heal, A right time to destroy and another to construct,
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a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build,
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A time to kill, And a time to heal; A time to break down, And a time to build up;
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A time to kill and a time to heal. A time to tear down and a time to rebuild.
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A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
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A right time to cry and another to laugh, A right time to lament and another to cheer,
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a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance,
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A time to weep, And a time to laugh; A time to mourn, And a time to dance;
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A time to cry and a time to laugh. A time to grieve and a time to dance.
Eccl.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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A right time to make love and another to abstain, A right time to embrace and another to part,
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a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them, a time to embrace and a time to refrain,
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A time to cast away stones, And a time to gather stones; A time to embrace, And a time to refrain from embracing;
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A time to scatter stones and a time to gather stones. A time to embrace and a time to turn away.
Eccl.3.6
A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;
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A right time to search and another to count your losses, A right time to hold on and another to let go,
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a time to search and a time to give up, a time to keep and a time to throw away,
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A time to gain, And a time to lose; A time to keep, And a time to throw away;
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A time to search and a time to lose. A time to keep and a time to throw away.
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A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
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A right time to rip out and another to mend, A right time to shut up and another to speak up,
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a time to tear and a time to mend, a time to be silent and a time to speak,
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A time to tear, And a time to sew; A time to keep silence, And a time to speak;
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A time to tear and a time to mend. A time to be quiet and a time to speak up.
Eccl.3.8
A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.
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A right time to love and another to hate, A right time to wage war and another to make peace.
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a time to love and a time to hate, a time for war and a time for peace.
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A time to love, And a time to hate; A time of war, And a time of peace.
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A time to love and a time to hate. A time for war and a time for peace.
Eccl.3.9
What profit hath he that worketh in that wherein he laboureth?
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But in the end, does it really make a difference what anyone does?
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What does the worker gain from his toil?
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What profit has the worker from that in which he labors?
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What do people really get for all their hard work?
Eccl.3.10
I have seen the travail, which God hath given to the sons of men to be exercised in it.
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I've had a good look at what God has given us to do--busywork, mostly.
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I have seen the burden God has laid on men.
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I have seen the God-given task with which the sons of men are to be occupied.
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I have thought about this in connection with the various kinds of work God has given people to do.
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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.
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True, God made everything beautiful in itself and in its time--but he's left us in the dark, so we can never know what God is up to, whether he's coming or going.
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He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men; yet they cannot fathom what God has done from beginning to end.
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He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also He has put eternity in their hearts, except that no one can find out the work that God does from beginning to end.
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God has made everything beautiful for its own time. He has planted eternity in the human heart, but even so, people cannot see the whole scope of God's work from beginning to end.
Eccl.3.12
I know that there is no good in them, but for a man to rejoice, and to do good in his life.
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I've decided that there's nothing better to do than go ahead and have a good time and get the most we can out of life.
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I know that there is nothing better for men than to be happy and do good while they live.
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I know that nothing is better for them than to rejoice, and to do good in their lives,
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So I concluded that there is nothing better for people than to be happy and to enjoy themselves as long as they can.
Eccl.3.13
And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labour, it is the gift of God.
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That's it--eat, drink, and make the most of your job. It's God's gift.
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That everyone may eat and drink, and find satisfaction in all his toil-this is the gift of God.
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and also that every man should eat and drink and enjoy the good of all his labor--it is the gift of God.
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And people should eat and drink and enjoy the fruits of their labor, for these are gifts from God.
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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.
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I've also concluded that whatever God does, that's the way it's going to be, always. No addition, no subtraction. God's done it and that's it. That's so we'll quit asking questions and simply worship in holy fear.
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I know that everything God does will endure forever; nothing can be added to it and nothing taken from it. God does it so that men will revere him.
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I know that whatever God does, It shall be forever. Nothing can be added to it, And nothing taken from it. God does it, that men should fear before Him.
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And I know that whatever God does is final. Nothing can be added to it or taken from it. God's purpose in this is that people should fear him.
Eccl.3.15
That which hath been is now; and that which is to be hath already been; and God requireth that which is past.
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Whatever was, is. Whatever will be, is. That's how it always is with God.
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Whatever is has already been, and what will be has been before; and God will call the past to account.
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That which is has already been, And what is to be has already been; And God requires an account of what is past.
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Whatever exists today and whatever will exist in the future has already existed in the past. For God calls each event back in its turn.
Eccl.3.16
And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, that wickedness was there; and the place of righteousness, that iniquity was there.
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I took another good look at what's going on: The very place of judgment--corrupt!
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And I saw something else under the sun: In the place of judgment-wickedness was there, in the place of justice-wickedness was there.
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Moreover I saw under the sun: In the place of judgment, Wickedness was there; And in the place of righteousness, Iniquity was there.
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I also noticed that throughout the world there is evil in the courtroom. Yes, even the courts of law are corrupt!
Eccl.3.17
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.
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The place of righteousness--corrupt! I said to myself, "God will judge righteous and wicked." There's a right time for every thing, every deed--and there's no getting around it.
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I thought in my heart, "God will bring to judgment both the righteous and the wicked, for there will be a time for every activity, a time for every deed."
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I said in my heart, "God shall judge the righteous and the wicked, For there is a time there for every purpose and for every work."
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I said to myself, "In due season God will judge everyone, both good and bad, for all their deeds."
Eccl.3.18
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.
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I said to myself regarding the human race, "God's testing the lot of us, showing us up as nothing but animals."
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I also thought, "As for men, God tests them so that they may see that they are like the animals.
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I said in my heart, "Concerning the condition of the sons of men, God tests them, that they may see that they themselves are like animals."
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Then I realized that God allows people to continue in their sinful ways so he can test them. That way, they can see for themselves that they are no better than animals.
Eccl.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; so that a man hath no preeminence above a beast: for all is vanity.
Eccl.3.19
Humans and animals come to the same end--humans die, animals die. We all breathe the same air. So there's really no advantage in being human. None. Everything's smoke.
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Man's fate is like that of the animals; the same fate awaits them both: As one dies, so dies the other. All have the same breath; man has no advantage over the animal. Everything is meaningless.
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For what happens to the sons of men also happens to animals; one thing befalls them: as one dies, so dies the other. Surely, they all have one breath; man has no advantage over animals, for all is vanity.
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For humans and animals both breathe the same air, and both die. So people have no real advantage over the animals. How meaningless!
Eccl.3.20
All go unto one place; all are of the dust, and all turn to dust again.
Eccl.3.20
We all end up in the same place--we all came from dust, we all end up as dust.
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All go to the same place; all come from dust, and to dust all return.
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All go to one place: all are from the dust, and all return to dust.
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Both go to the same place--the dust from which they came and to which they must return.
Eccl.3.21
Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth?
Eccl.3.21
Nobody knows for sure that the human spirit rises to heaven or that the animal spirit sinks into the earth.
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Who knows if the spirit of man rises upward and if the spirit of the animal goes down into the earth?"
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Who knows the spirit of the sons of men, which goes upward, and the spirit of the animal, which goes down to the earth?
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For who can prove that the human spirit goes upward and the spirit of animals goes downward into the earth?
Eccl.3.22
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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So I made up my mind that there's nothing better for us men and women than to have a good time in whatever we do--that's our lot. Who knows if there's anything else to life?
Eccl.3.22
So I saw that there is nothing better for a man than to enjoy his work, because that is his lot. For who can bring him to see what will happen after him?
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So I perceived that nothing is better than that a man should rejoice in his own works, for that is his heritage. For who can bring him to see what will happen after him?
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So I saw that there is nothing better for people than to be happy in their work. That is why they are here! No one will bring them back from death to enjoy life in the future.
