5 nGuard your steps when you go to othe house of God. 21 Who knows whether qthe spirit of man goes upward and the spirit of the beast goes down into the earth? This also is avanity1 and a striving after wind. Nothing comes of it, nothing but disagreeableness. 8:6 a time for every matter under heaven: 2 a time to be born, and a time to # Heb. 3 For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: 2 a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted; 3 … Unauthorized reproduction of this publication is prohibited. 3. at which he toils under the sun? God has done it, so that people fear before him. 13 Better was ja poor and wise youth than an old and foolish king who no longer knew how kto take advice. 26 For to the one who pleases him iGod has given wisdom and knowledge and joy, but to the sinner he has given ethe business of gathering and collecting, jonly to give to one who pleases God. Listen to the Bible. Ecclesiastes 3:1 - NKJV. xHow the wise dies just like the fool! and what has been done is what will be done. Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 English Standard Version (ESV) A Time for Everything. 1 The words of a the Preacher, 1 the son of David, b king in Jerusalem. Sign up for an account to try it FREE for 30 days. 14 For he went lfrom prison to the throne, though in his own kingdom he had been born poor. I perceived that whatever God does endures forever; nothing can be added to it, nor anything taken from it. They all have the same breath, and man has no advantage over the beasts, for all is vanity.2 This also is vanity and a great evil. 9 So I became great and lsurpassed all who were before me in Jerusalem. 19 Everyone also to whom jGod has given kwealth and possessions land power to enjoy them, and to accept his lot and rejoice in his toil—this is mthe gift of God. Moreover, I saw under the sun that in the place of justice, even there was wickedness, and in the place of righteousness, even there was wickedness. and hastens3 to the place where it rises. The ESV ® text has been reproduced in cooperation with and by permission of Good News Publishers. To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven. 7 I bought male and female slaves, and had eslaves who were born in my house. For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven. Yet those who come later will not rejoice in him. 9 Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. 20 For he will not much remember the days of his life because God keeps him occupied with joy in his heart. 4 uAgain I vsaw all wthe oppressions that are done under the sun. Yet he will be master of all for which I toiled and used my wisdom under the sun. Ecc 3:1 ¶ Ecc 3:1 - For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: Tools. General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). So I saw that there is nothing better than that a man should rejoice in his work, for that is his lot. 17 I said in my heart, lGod will judge the righteous and the wicked, for there is ma time for every matter and for every work. The ESV® text has been reproduced in cooperation with and by permission of Good News Publishers. 13 cThere is a grievous evil that I have seen under the sun: riches were kept by their owner to his hurt, A Time for Everything. 18 Behold, what I have seen to be hgood and fitting is to eat and drink and find enjoyment7 in all the toil with which one toils under the sun the few days of his life that God has given him, for this is his ilot. Subscribe to a study package to unlock the ESV Study Bible, the interactive Knowing the Bible study series, the Preaching the Word commentary series, and more. 15 I saw all the living who move about under the sun, along with that2 youth who was to stand in the king’s3 place. 14 tThe wise person has his eyes in his head, but the fool walks in darkness. 12 And though a man might prevail against one who is alone, two will withstand him—a threefold cord is not quickly broken. 13 And I papplied my heart6 to seek and to search out by wisdom all that is done under heaven. 1 The words of a the Preacher, 1 the son of David, b king in Jerusalem. 8 one person who has no other, either son or brother, yet there is no end to all his toil, and his feyes are never satisfied with riches, so that he never asks, g“For whom am I toiling and depriving myself of pleasure?” This also is vanity and an unhappy hbusiness. 16 I said in my heart, “I have acquired great twisdom, surpassing all who were over Jerusalem before me, and my heart has had great experience of wisdom and knowledge.” Why then have I been so very wise?” And I said in my heart that this also is vanity. 4 A generation goes, and a generation comes, but g the earth remains forever. 4 A generation goes, and a generation comes, but g the earth remains forever. Why should God be angry at your voice and destroy the work of your hands? 4  A generation goes, and a generation comes. This negative contained in the question is established by כּי, 23a. 11 He has made everything appropriate in its time. And behold, the tears of the oppressed, and they had xno one to comfort them! 6 dBetter is a handful of equietness than two hands full of toil and a striving after wind. Ecclesiastes 3:1. Paragraph. 5  hThe sun rises, and the sun goes down. I had also great possessions of fherds and flocks, more than any who had been before me in Jerusalem. 19 and who knows whether he will be wise or a fool? I said in my heart with regard to the children of man that God is testing them that they may see that they themselves are but beasts. as at Ecclesiastes 3:18 שׁהם. All are from pthe dust, and to dust all return. 10 For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow. I said in my heart, God will judge the righteous and the wicked, for there is a time for every matter and for every work. Ecclesiastes 3:3 - ESV - a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to... Study verse in the English Standard Version 12 qSo I turned to consider rwisdom and madness and folly. Also, he has put eternity into man’s heart, yet so that he cannot find out what God has done from the beginning to the end. Ecclesiastes 3 - KJV & ESV > « » King James Version English Standard Version. Related topics. 12 I perceived that there is cnothing better for them than to be joyful and to ddo good as long as they live; 6 I made myself pools from which to water the forest of growing trees. KJV (Narrated) NKJV (Narrated) NKJV (Dramatized) NLT (Dramatized) NIV (Narrated) NIV (Dramatized) NASB (Narrated) RVR60 (Español) A Time for Everything. All rights reserved.The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®) is adapted from the Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. All rights reserved. Ecclesiastes 3 :: English Standard Version (ESV) Strong's. 13 also ethat everyone should eat and drink and take pleasure in all his toil—this is fGod’s gift to man. For what happens to the children of man and what happens to the beasts is the same; as one dies, so dies the other. 2 c Vanity 2 of vanities, says a the Preacher, c vanity of vanities! 4 I made great works. 5 The fool bfolds his hands and ceats his own flesh. Ecclesiastes 3:11 11 He has a made everything beautiful in its time. 10 He who loves money will not be satisfied with money, nor he who loves wealth with his income; this also is vanity. Font Size. I perceived that there is nothing better for them than to be joyful and to do good as long as they live; also that everyone should eat and drink and take pleasure in all his toil—this is God’s gift to man. 5 I made myself dgardens and parks, and planted in them all kinds of fruit trees. a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; 11 When goods increase, they increase who eat them, and what advantage has their owner but to see them with his eyes? Bible > ESV > Ecclesiastes 12 Ecclesiastes 12 English Standard Version: Par Remember Your Creator in Your Youth. A Time for Everything. 25 for apart from him4 who can eat or who can have enjoyment? 12 Sweet is the sleep of a laborer, whether he eats little or much, but the full stomach of the rich will not let him sleep. 23 For dall his days are full of sorrow, and his ework is a vexation. kThis also is vanity and a striving after wind. 7 uAgain, I saw vanity under the sun: Surely this also is mvanity and a striving after wind. 15 Then I said in my heart, v“What happens to the fool will happen to me also. 1 For everything there is a season, and # ver. Unauthorized reproduction of this publication is prohibited. 15 That which is, halready has been; that which is to be, already has been; and God iseeks what has been driven away.1. On the side of their oppressors there was power, and there was no one to comfort them. 2 1 Be not rash with your mouth, nor let your heart be hasty to utter a word before God, for God is in heaven and you are on earth. 10 I have seen the business that God has given to the children of man to be busy with. 11 He has made everything beautiful in its time. 22 What has a man from call the toil and striving of heart with which he toils beneath the sun? All go to one place. But woe to him who is alone when he falls and has not another to lift him up! 3 e What f does man gain by all the toil. 17 And I uapplied my heart to know wisdom and to know vmadness and folly. at which he toils under the sun? 7 For when dreams increase and words grow many, there is vanity;4 but5 yGod is the one you must fear. 16 Moreover, [j] Ecclesiastes 4:1 I saw under the sun that in the place of justice, even [k] Ecclesiastes 5:8; [Ecclesiastes 4:1] there was wickedness, and in the place of righteousness, even there was wickedness. That which is, already has been; that which is to be, already has been; and God seeks what has been driven away. Only swhat has already been done. 3 Sorrow is better than laughter, k for by sadness of face the heart is made glad. And he is father of a son, but he has nothing in his hand. 14 and those riches were lost in a bad venture. 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. 16 Moreover, jI saw under the sun that in the place of justice, even kthere was wickedness, and in the place of righteousness, even there was wickedness. 4 Then I saw that all toil and all skill in work come from a man’s envy of his neighbor. Ecclesiastes 8:6 For there is a time and a way for everything, although man's trouble lies heavy on him. Tools. Who can bring him to see what will be after him? 9 But all this I laid to heart, examining it all, how the righteous and the wise and their deeds are in the hand of God. 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