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Open English Translation ECC Chapter 3

ECC 3 ©

Readers’ Version

Literal Version

3There’s an appointed time for everything,

and an appropriate time for every activity in this world:

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

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

3A time to kill and a time to heal.

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

4A time to cry and a time to laugh.

A time to mourn and a time to dance.

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

A time to embrace and a time to avoid embracing.

6A time to search and a time to lose.

A time to keep and a time to toss out.

7A time to tear and a time to mend.

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

8A time to love and a time to hate.

A time for war and a time for peace.

3For_the_everything an_appointed_time and_time to/from_all/each/any/every matter under the_heavens.
2a_time to_give_birth and_time to_die a_time to_plant and_time to_uproot that_which_is_planted.
3A_time to_kill and_time to_heal a_time to_tear_down and_time to_build_up.
4A_time to_weep and_time to_laugh a_time_of to_mourn and_time_of to_leap_about.
5A_time to_throw_away stones and_time_of to_gather stones a_time to_embrace and_time to_refrain from_embracing.
6A_time to_search and_time to_lose a_time to_keep and_time to_throw_away.
7A_time to_tear and_time to_sew a_time to_silent and_time to_speak.
8A_time to_love and_time to_hate a_time_of warfare and_time_of peace.

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

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

11God 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.

12I know that there’s nothing better for them

than being cheerful and doing good during their lives

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

that’s a gift from God.

14I 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.

15Whatever there is, it already was,

and whatever is to be, it already is,

and God will watch whatever’s being worked on.

9what is_the_advantage_of the_worker in/on/at/with_that he was_toiling.
10I_have_seen DOM the_task which he_has_given god to_children_of the_humankind to_busy in/on/over_him/it.
11DOM the_everything he_has_made beautiful in/on/at/with_time_of_its also DOM the_eternity he_has_put in/on/at/with_hearts_of_their yet_not_of which not he_will_find the_humankind DOM the_work which he_has_done the_ʼElohīm from_beginning and_unto end.
12I_know if/because_that there_is_not good in/on/at/with_them if/because (if) to_rejoice and_to_do good in/on/at/with_live_of_they.
13And_also every_of the_humankind that_eat and_drink and_find good in_all toil_of_his is_a_gift_of god it.
14I_know if/because_that all that he_does the_ʼElohīm it it_will_be to_forever on/upon/above_him/it there_is_not to_added and_from_it there_is_not to_taken and_the_god he_has_acted so_that_stand_in_awe at_before_face/front_him.
15Whatever which_been has_been_already it and_which to_be already it_has_been and_the_god he_will_seek DOM that_which_was_pursued.

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

and at the place of righteousness, there was wickedness.

17I 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.”

18I said to myself, “God tests humanity

so they can see that they themselves are like animals

19because 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.

20Both go to the same place

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

21Who 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?

22Then 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?

16And_moreover I_have_seen under the_sun the_place_of the_justice  there_in the_wickedness and_place_of the_righteousness  there_in the_wickedness.
17I_said I in/on/at/with_heart_of_my DOM the_righteous and_DOM the_wicked he_will_judge the_ʼElohīm if/because a_time to/from_all/each/any/every matter and_for every_of the_work there.
18I_said I in/on/at/with_heart_of_my on the_cause_of the_children_of the_humankind that_testing_them the_ʼElohīm and_to_see that_themselves are_animal[s] they to/for_them.
19If/because the_fate of_the_children_of the_humankind and_fate the_cattle/livestock and_fate one to/for_them as_dies_of this so the_death_of this and_spirit one have_the_all and_advantage_of the_humankind is_more_than the_cattle/livestock not if/because the_all is_futility.
20The_all is_going to place one the_all it_was from the_dust and_the_all is_returning to the_dust.
21Who is_knowing the_spirit_of the_children_of the_humankind the_ascends it to_upward and_spirit the_cattle/livestock the_goes it to_downward to_the_earth.
22And_saw if/because_that there_is_not good than_that he_will_take_pleasure the_humankind in/on/at/with_work_of_his if/because it lot_of_his if/because who bring_him to_see in/on/at/with_what that_happen after_him.

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