OET ECC chapter 3

3 There’s an appointed time for everything,

and an appropriate time for every activity in this world:

2 A time to give birth and a time to die.

A time to plant and a time to pull out what was planted.

3 A time to kill and a time to heal.

A time to tear down and a time to build up.

4 A time to cry and a time to laugh.

A time to mourn and a time to dance.

5 A time to throw stones and a time to pick up stones.

A time to embrace and a time to avoid embracing.

6 A time to search and a time to lose.

A time to keep and a time to toss out.

7 A time to tear and a time to mend.

A time to be silent and a time to speak up.

8 A time to love and a time to hate.

A time for war and a time for peace.

3 belongs_to_everything an _appointed _time and_a _time to/from_all/each/any/every matter under the_heavens.
2 a _time to_give _birth and_a _time to_die a _time to_plant and_a _time to_pluck _up that _which _is_planted.
3 A _time to_kill and_a _time to_heal a _time to_break _down and_a _time to_build.
4 A _time to_weep and_a _time to_laugh a _time _of to _mourn and_a _time _of to _leap _about.
5 A _time to_throw _away stones and_a _time _of to _gather stones a _time to_embrace and_a _time to_be _far from_embracing.
6 A _time to_seek and_a _time to_count _as _lost a _time to_keep and_a _time to_throw _away.
7 A _time to_tear and_a _time to_sew a _time to_be _silent and_a _time to_speak.
8 A _time to_love and_a _time to_hate a _time _of warfare and_a _time _of peace.

3:9 Enjoying life and work

9 What do people gain from all the work they do?

10 I’ve seen the task that God has given people to keep them occupied.

11 God makes everything happen at the appropriate time.

Also, he puts the awareness of eternity into the human mind,

yet humanity can’t grasp what God has done from the beginning to the end.

12 I know that there’s nothing better for them

than being cheerful and doing good during their lives

13 and everyone should eat and drink and see good in everything they do—

that’s a gift from God.

14 I know that everything God does will be enduring.

There’s nothing that needs to be added to it, or taken away,

and God has done it like that so that people will respect and want to obey him.

15 Whatever there is, it already was,

and whatever is to be, it already is,

and God will watch whatever’s being worked on.

9 what is_the _advantage _of the_one _who_works in_that_which he was_toiling.
10 I _have _seen DOM the_business which he _has _given god to_the _children _of the_humankind to_be _busy in/on/over_him/it.
11 DOM (the)_everything he _has _made beautiful in_its _of_time also DOM (the)_perpetuity he _has _put in_their _of_heart from_not _of which not he _will _find the_humankind DOM the_work which he _has _done the_ʼElohīm from_beginning and_unto end.
12 I _know if/because _that there_is_not good for_them if/because (if) to_rejoice and_to_do good in_his _of_life.
13 And_also every _of the_humankind who_he _will _eat and_he _will _drink and_he _will _see good in_all toil _of_his is_a _gift _of god it.
14 I _know if/because _that all that he _does the_ʼElohīm it it _will _be forever on/upon/above_him/it there_is_not to_add and_from_it there_is_not to_take _away and_(the)_god he _has _acted that_people _will _fear from_before_him _of.
15 Whatever (that)_it_is has _been_already it and_which to_be already it _has _been and_(the)_god he _will _seek DOM that _which _was_pursued.

3:16 Not/None correct judging here of world

16 Then again I saw in this world at the place of judgement, there was wickedness,

and at the place of righteousness, there was wickedness.

17 I said to myself, “God will judge the righteous and the wicked,

because there’s a time for every matter, and for every action to be judged.”

18 I said to myself, “God tests humanity

so they can see that they themselves are like animals

19 because the same one thing happens to both people and animals:

just like one dies, so does the other—they both have the same breath.

But people have no advantage over animals—everything is pointless.

20 Both go to the same place—

both came from the dust and both return to the dust.

21 Who can know that a person’s spirit is the one going up—upwards,

and the animal’s spirit is the one going down—downwards to the earth?

22 Then I saw that there is nothing better than that people would enjoy their work,

because that’s their assignment.

Yes, who can see what will happen to them after they die?

16 And_again I _have _seen under the_sun the _place _of (the)_justice was_(to)_there (the)_wickedness and_the _place _of (the)_righteousness was_(to)_there (the)_wickedness.
17 I _said I in_my _of_heart DOM the_righteous and_DOM the_wicked he _will _judge the_ʼElohīm if/because a _time to/from_all/each/any/every matter and_on every _of (the)_deed there.
18 I _said I in_my _of_heart on the _cause _of the _children _of the_humankind to_test_them the_ʼElohīm and_to_see (cmp)_they are_animal[s] they to/for_them.
19 If/because the _fate of _the _children _of the_humankind and_the _fate the_cattle/livestock and_fate one to/for_them like_the _death _of this so the _death _of this and_spirit one belongs_to_all and_the _advantage _of the_humankind is_more _than the_cattle/livestock not if/because (the)_everything is_futility.
20 (the)_everything is_going to place one (the)_everything it _was from the_dust and_(the)_everything is_returning to the_dust.
21 Who is_knowing the _spirit _of the _children _of the_humankind which_is_going _up it (to)_upwards and_spirit the_cattle/livestock which_is_going _down it (to)_downwards to_earth.
22 And_I _saw if/because _that there_is_not good more_than _that he _will _take _pleasure the_humankind in_his _of_work(s) if/because it portion _of_is_his if/because who will_he _bring _him to_see on_whatever (that)_it_will _be after_him.

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