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There is an
appointed time for
everything. And there is a
time for
every event under heaven -
~Iy'm'V;h t;x;T #,pex -l'k.l te[.w !'m.z l{K;l
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A
time to
give birth and a
time to
die; A
time to
plant and a
time to
uproot what is
planted.
rw{q][;l te[.w t;[;j'l te[ t.Wm'l te[.w t,d,l'l te[ ? ;[.Wj'n
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A
time to
kill and a
time to
heal; A
time to
tear 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
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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
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A
time to
throw stones and a
time to
gather stones; A
time to
embrace and a
time to
shun embracing.
~yin'b]a sw{n.K te[.w ~yin'b]a .$yil.v;h.l te[ ? qeB;xem q{x.ril te[.w qw{b]x;l te[
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A
time to
search and a
time to
give up as
lost; A
time to
keep and a
time to
throw away.
.$yil.v;h.l te[.w rw{m.vil te[ deB;a.l te[.w veQ;b.l te[
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A
time to
tear apart and a
time to
sew together; A
time to be
silent and a
time to
speak.
te[.w tw{v]x;l te[ rw{P.til te[.w ;[w{r.qil te[ ? reB;d.l
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A
time to
love and a
time to
hate; A
time for
war and a
time for
peace.
~w{l'v te[.w h'm'x.lim te[ a{n.fil te[.w b{h/a,l te[
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What profit is there to the
worker from that in
which he
toils?
lem'[ a.Wh r,v]a;B h,fw{['h !w{r.tiY -h;m
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I have
seen the
task which God has
given the
sons of
men with which to
occupy themselves.
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
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He has
made everything appropriate in its
time. He has
also set eternity in their
heart,
yet so that
man will not
find out the
work which God has
done from the
beginning even 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
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I
know that
there is
nothing better for them
than * to
rejoice and to
do good in one's
lifetime;
;xw{m.fil -mia yiK ~'B bw{j !yea yiK yiT.[;d'y ? wy'Y;x.B bw{j tw{f][;l.w
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moreover, that
every man who eats and
drinks sees good in
all his
labor -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
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I
know that
everything * God does will
remain forever;
there is
nothing to
add to it and
there is
nothing to
take from it, for
God has so
worked that men should
fear 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
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That
which * is has
been already and that
which will be has
already been, for
God seeks what has
passed by.
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
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Furthermore, I have
seen under the
sun that in the
place of
justice there is
wickedness and in the
place of
righteousness there is
wickedness.
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
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I
said to
myself,
"God will
judge both the
righteous man and the
wicked man," for a
time for
every matter and for
every deed is
there.
['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
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I
said to
myself concerning * the
sons of
men,
"God has surely
tested them in order for them to
see that they are but
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 the
fate of the
sons of
men and the
fate of
beasts is the
same. As
one dies so dies the
other; indeed, they
all have the
same breath and
there is
no advantage for
man over 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
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All go to the
same place.
All came from the
dust and
all return to the
dust.
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
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Who knows that the
breath of
man ascends upward and the
breath of the
beast descends 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
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I have
seen that
nothing is
better than that
man should be
happy in his
activities, for that is his
lot. For
who will
bring him to
see what will
occur 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