¹Omnia tempus habent,All things have their time,et suis spatiis transeunt universa sub cælo.and all things under heaven continue during their interval.

¹Omnia tempus habent,All things have their time,et suis spatiis transeunt universa sub cælo.and all things under heaven continue during their interval.

²Tempus nascendi,A time to be born,et tempus moriendi;and a time to die.tempus plantandi,A time to plant,et tempus evellendi quod plantatum est.and a time to pull up what was planted.

²Tempus nascendi,A time to be born,et tempus moriendi;and a time to die.tempus plantandi,A time to plant,et tempus evellendi quod plantatum est.and a time to pull up what was planted.

³Tempus occidendi,A time to kill,et tempus sanandi;and a time to heal.tempus destruendi,A time to tear down,et tempus ædificandi.and a time to build up.

³Tempus occidendi,A time to kill,et tempus sanandi;and a time to heal.tempus destruendi,A time to tear down,et tempus ædificandi.and a time to build up.

⁴Tempus flendi,A time to weep,et tempus ridendi;and a time to laugh.tempus plangendi,A time to mourn,et tempus saltandi.and a time to dance.

⁴Tempus flendi,A time to weep,et tempus ridendi;and a time to laugh.tempus plangendi,A time to mourn,et tempus saltandi.and a time to dance.

⁵Tempus spargendi lapides,A time to scatter stones,et tempus colligendi,and a time to gather.tempus amplexandi,A time to embrace,et tempus longe fieri ab amplexibus.and a time to be far from embraces.

⁵Tempus spargendi lapides,A time to scatter stones,et tempus colligendi,and a time to gather.tempus amplexandi,A time to embrace,et tempus longe fieri ab amplexibus.and a time to be far from embraces.

⁶Tempus acquirendi,A time to gain,et tempus perdendi;and a time to lose.tempus custodiendi,A time to keep,et tempus abjiciendi.and a time to cast away.

⁶Tempus acquirendi,A time to gain,et tempus perdendi;and a time to lose.tempus custodiendi,A time to keep,et tempus abjiciendi.and a time to cast away.

⁷Tempus scindendi,A time to rend,et tempus consuendi;and a time to sew.tempus tacendi,A time to be silent,et tempus loquendi.and a time to speak.

⁷Tempus scindendi,A time to rend,et tempus consuendi;and a time to sew.tempus tacendi,A time to be silent,et tempus loquendi.and a time to speak.

⁸Tempus dilectionis,A time of love,et tempus odii;and a time of hatred.tempus belli,A time of war,et tempus pacis.and a time of peace.

⁸Tempus dilectionis,A time of love,et tempus odii;and a time of hatred.tempus belli,A time of war,et tempus pacis.and a time of peace.

⁹Quid habet amplius homo de labore suo?What more does a man have from his labor?

⁹Quid habet amplius homo de labore suo?What more does a man have from his labor?

¹⁰Vidi afflictionem quam dedit Deus filiis hominum,I have seen the affliction that God has given to the sons of men,ut distendantur in ea.in order that they may be occupied by it.

¹⁰Vidi afflictionem quam dedit Deus filiis hominum,I have seen the affliction that God has given to the sons of men,ut distendantur in ea.in order that they may be occupied by it.

¹¹Cuncta fecit bona in tempore suo,He has made all things good in their time,et mundum tradidit disputationi eorum,and he has handed over the world to their disputes,ut non inveniat homo opus quod operatus est Deus ab initio usque ad finem.so that man may not discover the work which God made from the beginning, even until the end.

¹¹Cuncta fecit bona in tempore suo,He has made all things good in their time,et mundum tradidit disputationi eorum,and he has handed over the world to their disputes,ut non inveniat homo opus quod operatus est Deus ab initio usque ad finem.so that man may not discover the work which God made from the beginning, even until the end.

¹²Et cognovi quod non esset melius nisi lætari,And I realize that there is nothing better than to rejoice,et facere bene in vita sua;and to do well in this life.

¹²Et cognovi quod non esset melius nisi lætari,And I realize that there is nothing better than to rejoice,et facere bene in vita sua;and to do well in this life.

¹³omnis enim homo qui comedit et bibit,For this is a gift from God:et videt bonum de labore suo,when each man eats and drinks,hoc donum Dei est.and sees the good results of his labor.

¹³omnis enim homo qui comedit et bibit,For this is a gift from God:et videt bonum de labore suo,when each man eats and drinks,hoc donum Dei est.and sees the good results of his labor.

¹⁴Didici quod omnia opera quæ fecit Deus perseverent in perpetuum;I have learned that all the works which God has made continue on, in perpetuity.non possumus eis quidquam addere,We are not able to add anything, nor to take anything away,nec auferre, quæ fecit Deus ut timeatur.from those things which God has made in order that he may be feared.

¹⁴Didici quod omnia opera quæ fecit Deus perseverent in perpetuum;I have learned that all the works which God has made continue on, in perpetuity.non possumus eis quidquam addere,We are not able to add anything, nor to take anything away,nec auferre, quæ fecit Deus ut timeatur.from those things which God has made in order that he may be feared.

¹⁵Quod factum est,What has been made,ipsum permanet;the same continues.quæ futura sunt jam fuerunt,What is in the future, has already existed.et Deus instaurat quod abiit.And God restores what has passed away.

¹⁵Quod factum est,What has been made,ipsum permanet;the same continues.quæ futura sunt jam fuerunt,What is in the future, has already existed.et Deus instaurat quod abiit.And God restores what has passed away.

¹⁶Vidi sub sole in loco judicii impietatem,I saw under the sun: instead of judgment, impiety,et in loco justitiæ iniquitatem:and instead of justice, iniquity.

¹⁶Vidi sub sole in loco judicii impietatem,I saw under the sun: instead of judgment, impiety,et in loco justitiæ iniquitatem:and instead of justice, iniquity.

¹⁷et dixi in corde meo:And I said in my heart:Justum et impium judicabit Deus,“God will judge the just and the impious,et tempus omnis rei tunc erit.and then the time for each matter shall be.”

¹⁷et dixi in corde meo:And I said in my heart:Justum et impium judicabit Deus,“God will judge the just and the impious,et tempus omnis rei tunc erit.and then the time for each matter shall be.”

¹⁸Dixi in corde meo de filiis hominum,I said in my heart, about the sons of men,ut probaret eos Deus,that God would test them,et ostenderet similes esse bestiis.and reveal them to be like wild animals.

¹⁸Dixi in corde meo de filiis hominum,I said in my heart, about the sons of men,ut probaret eos Deus,that God would test them,et ostenderet similes esse bestiis.and reveal them to be like wild animals.

¹⁹Idcirco unus interitus est hominis et jumentorum,For this reason, the passing away of man and of beasts is one,et æqua utriusque conditio.and the condition of both is equal.Sicut moritur homo,For as a man dies,sic et illa moriuntur.so also do they die.Similiter spirant omnia,All things breathe similarly,et nihil habet homo jumento amplius:and man has nothing more than beast;cuncta subjacent vanitati,for all these are subject to vanity.

¹⁹Idcirco unus interitus est hominis et jumentorum,For this reason, the passing away of man and of beasts is one,et æqua utriusque conditio.and the condition of both is equal.Sicut moritur homo,For as a man dies,sic et illa moriuntur.so also do they die.Similiter spirant omnia,All things breathe similarly,et nihil habet homo jumento amplius:and man has nothing more than beast;cuncta subjacent vanitati,for all these are subject to vanity.

²⁰et omnia pergunt ad unum locum.And all things continue on to one place;De terra facta sunt,for from the earth they were made,et in terram pariter revertuntur.and unto the earth they shall return together.

²⁰et omnia pergunt ad unum locum.And all things continue on to one place;De terra facta sunt,for from the earth they were made,et in terram pariter revertuntur.and unto the earth they shall return together.

²¹Quis novit si spiritus filiorum Adam ascendat sursum,Who knows if the spirit of the sons of Adam ascend upward,et si spiritus jumentorum descendat deorsum?and if the spirit of the beasts descend downward?

²¹Quis novit si spiritus filiorum Adam ascendat sursum,Who knows if the spirit of the sons of Adam ascend upward,et si spiritus jumentorum descendat deorsum?and if the spirit of the beasts descend downward?

²²Et deprehendi nihil esse melius quam lætari hominem in opere suo,And I have discovered nothing to be better than for a man to rejoice in his work:et hanc esse partem illius.for this is his portion. And who shall add to him,Quis enim eum adducet ut post se futura cognoscat?so that he may know the things that will occur after him?

²²Et deprehendi nihil esse melius quam lætari hominem in opere suo,And I have discovered nothing to be better than for a man to rejoice in his work:et hanc esse partem illius.for this is his portion. And who shall add to him,Quis enim eum adducet ut post se futura cognoscat?so that he may know the things that will occur after him?