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  • Toeverythingthereisaseason,andatimetoeverypurposeundertheheaven:
  • Atimetobeborn,andatimetodie;atimetoplant,and
  • atimetopluckupthatwhichisplanted;
  • Atimetokill,andatimetoheal;atimetobreakdown,andatimetobuildup;
  • Atimetoweep,andatimetolaugh;atimetomourn,andatimetodance;
  • Atimetocastawaystones,andatimetogatherstonestogether;atimetoembrace,
  • andatimetorefrainfromembracing;
  • Atimetoget,andatimetolose;atimetokeep,andatimetocastaway;
  • Atimetorend,andatimetosew;atimetokeepsilence,andatimetospeak;
  • Atimetolove,andatimetohate;atimeofwar,andatimeofpeace.
  • Whatprofithathhethatworkethinthatwhereinhelaboureth?
  • Ihaveseenthetravail,whichGodhathgiventothesonsofmentobeexercisedinit.
  • Hehathmadeeverythingbeautifulinhistime:
  • alsohehathsettheworldintheirheart,
  • sothatnomancanfindouttheworkthatGodmakethfromthebeginningtotheend.
  • Iknowthatthereisnogoodinthem,butforamantorejoice,andtodogoodinhislife.
  • Andalsothateverymanshouldeatanddrink,andenjoythegoodofallhislabour,
  • itisthegiftofGod.
  • Iknowthat,whatsoeverGoddoeth,itshallbeforever:nothingcanbeputtoit,
  • noranythingtakenfromit:andGoddoethit,thatmenshouldfearbeforehim.
  • Thatwhichhathbeenisnow;andthatwhichistobehathalreadybeen;and
  • Godrequireththatwhichispast.
  • AndmoreoverIsawunderthesuntheplaceofjudgment,
  • thatwickednesswasthere;andtheplaceofrighteousness,thatiniquitywasthere.
  • Isaidinmineheart,Godshalljudgetherighteousandthewicked:forthereisatime
  • thereforeverypurposeandforeverywork.
  • Isaidinmineheartconcerningtheestateofthesonsofmen,thatGodmightmanifestthem,
  • andthattheymightseethattheythemselvesarebeasts.
  • Forthatwhichbefalleththesonsofmenbefallethbeasts;evenonethingbefalleththem:
  • astheonedieth,sodieththeother;yea,theyhaveallonebreath;
  • sothatamanhathnopreeminenceaboveabeast:forallisvanity.
  • Allgountooneplace;allareofthedust,andallturntodustagain.
  • Whoknoweththespiritofmanthatgoethupward,
  • andthespiritofthebeastthatgoethdownwardtotheearth?
  • WhereforeIperceivethatthereisnothingbetter,
  • thanthatamanshouldrejoiceinhisownworks;forthatishisportion:
  • forwhoshallbringhimtoseewhatshallbeafterhim?