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To every thing there is a
season, and a
time to every
purpose under the
heaven:
~Iy'm'V;h t;x;T #,pex -l'k.l te[.w !'m.z l{K;l
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;
rw{q][;l te[.w t;[;j'l te[ t.Wm'l te[.w t,d,l'l te[ ? ;[.Wj'n
3
A
time to
kill, and a
time to
heal; a
time to break
down, and a
time to build
up;
te[.w #w{r.pil te[ aw{P.ril te[.w gw{r]h;l te[ ? tw{n.bil
4
A
time to
weep, and a
time to
laugh; a
time to
mourn, and a
time to
dance;
te[.w dw{p.s te[ qw{x.fil te[.w tw{K.bil te[ ? dw{q.r
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;
~yin'b]a sw{n.K te[.w ~yin'b]a .$yil.v;h.l te[ ? qeB;xem q{x.ril te[.w qw{b]x;l te[
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A
time to
get, and a
time to
lose; a
time to
keep, and a
time to cast
away;
.$yil.v;h.l te[.w rw{m.vil te[ deB;a.l te[.w veQ;b.l te[
7
A
time to
rend, and a
time to
sew; a
time to keep
silence, and a
time to
speak;
te[.w tw{v]x;l te[ rw{P.til te[.w ;[w{r.qil te[ ? reB;d.l
8
A
time to
love, and a
time to
hate; a
time of
war, and a
time of
peace.
~w{l'v te[.w h'm'x.lim te[ a{n.fil te[.w b{h/a,l te[
9
What
profit hath he that
worketh in that
wherein he
laboureth?
lem'[ a.Wh r,v]a;B h,fw{['h !w{r.tiY -h;m
10
I have
seen the
travail, which
God hath
given to the
sons of
men to be
exercised in it.
yen.bil ~yih{l/a !;t'n r,v]a !'y.ni['h -t,a yityia'r ? w{B tw{n][;l ~'d'a'h
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.
~'l{['h -t,a ~;G w{Ti[.b h,p'y h'f'[ l{K;h -t,a ? ~'d'a'h a'c.mIy -a{l r,v]a yil.Bim ~'Bil.B !;t'n ? va{rem ~yih{l/a'h h'f'[ -r,v]a h,f][;M;h -t,a ? @w{s -d;[.w
12
I
know that there is no
good in them, but for a man to
rejoice, and to
do good in his
life.
;xw{m.fil -mia yiK ~'B bw{j !yea yiK yiT.[;d'y ? wy'Y;x.B bw{j tw{f][;l.w
13
And also that every
man should
eat and
drink, and
enjoy the
good of all his
labour, it is the
gift of
God.
bw{j h'a'r.w h't'v.w l;ka{Y,v ~'d'a'h -l'K ~;g.w ? ayih ~yih{l/a t;T;m w{l'm][ -l'k.B
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.
a.Wh ~yih{l/a'h h,f][;y r,v]a -l'K yiK yiT.[;d'y ? .WN,Mim.W @yisw{h.l !yea wy'l'[ ~'lw{[.l h,y.hIy ? wy'n'p.Lim .Wa.riY,v h'f'[ ~yih{l/a'h.w ;[{r.gil !yea
15
That which hath been is
now; and that which is to be hath
already been; and
God requireth that which is
past.
r'b.K tw{y.hil r,v]a;w a.Wh r'b.K h'y'h,V -h;m ? @'D.rin -t,a veQ;b.y ~yih{l/a'h.w h'y'h
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.
j'P.viM;h ~w{q.m v,m'V;h t;x;T yityia'r dw{[.w ? [;v'r'h h'M'v q,d,C;h ~w{q.m.W [;v,r'h h'M'v
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.
['v'r'h -t,a.w qyiD;C;h -t,a yiBil.B yin]a yiT.r;m'a ? l;[.w #,pex -l'k.l te[ -yiK ~yih{l/a'h j{P.vIy ? ~'v h,f][;M;h -l'K
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.
~'d'a'h yen.B t;r.biD -l;[ yiBil.B yin]a yiT.r;m'a ? h'Meh h'meh.B -m,h.v tw{a.ril.w ~yih{l/a'h ~'r'b.l ? ~,h'l
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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.
h,r.qim.W h'meh.B;h h,r.qim.W ~'d'a'h -yen.b h,r.qim yiK ? ;x.Wr.w h,z tw{m !eK h,z tw{m.K ~,h'l d'x,a ? !Iy'a h'meh.B;h -nim ~'d'a'h r;tw{m.W l{K;l d'x,a ? l,b'h l{K;h yiK
20
All
go unto
one place; all are of the
dust, and all
turn to
dust again.
r'p'[,h -nim h'y'h l{K;h d'x,a ~w{q'm -l,a .$elw{h l{K;h ? r'p'[,h -l,a b'v l{K;h.w
21
Who
knoweth the
spirit of
man that goeth upward, and the
spirit of the
beast that
goeth downward to the
earth?
h'l.['m.l ayih h'l{['h ~'d'a'h yen.B ;x.Wr ;[edw{y yim ? #,r'a'l h'J;m.l ayih t,d,r{Y;h h'meh.B;h ;x.Wr.w
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?
~'d'a'h x;m.fIy r,v]aem bw{j !yea yiK yityia'r.w ? .WN,ayib.y yim yiK w{q.l,x a.Wh -yiK wy'f][;m.B ? wy'r]x;a h,y.hiY,v h,m.B tw{a.ril