Ecclesiastes/Qohelet 3

NEW AMERICAN BIBLE	LXX
1 There is an appointed time for everything, and a time for every affair under the heavens.	1 τοις πασιν χρονος και καιρος τω παντι πραγματι υπο τον ουρανον
2 A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to uproot the plant.	2 καιρος του τεκειν και καιρος του αποθανειν καιρος του φυτευσαι και καιρος του εκτιλαι πεφυτευμενον
3 A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to tear down, and a time to build.	3 καιρος του αποκτειναι και καιρος του ιασασθαι καιρος του καθελειν και καιρος του οικοδομησαι
4 A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance.	4 καιρος του κλαυσαι και καιρος του γελασαι καιρος του κοψασθαι και καιρος του ορχησασθαι
5 A time to scatter stones, and a time to gather them; a time to embrace, and a time to be far from embraces.	5 καιρος του βαλειν λιθους και καιρος του συναγαγειν λιθους καιρος του περιλαβειν και καιρος του μακρυνθηναι απο περιλημψεως
6 A time to seek, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away.	6 καιρος του ζητησαι και καιρος του απολεσαι καιρος του φυλαξαι και καιρος του εκβαλειν
7 A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to be silent, and a time to speak.	7 καιρος του ρηξαι και καιρος του ραψαι καιρος του σιγαν και καιρος του λαλειν
8 A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.	8 καιρος του φιλησαι και καιρος του μισησαι καιρος πολεμου και καιρος ειρηνης
9 What advantage has the worker from his toil?	9 τις περισσεια του ποιουντος εν οις αυτος μοχθει
10 I have considered the task which God has appointed for men to be busied about.	10 ειδον συν τον περισπασμον ον εδωκεν ο θεος τοις υιοις του ανθρωπου του περισπασθαι εν αυτω
11 He has made everything appropriate to its time, and has put the timeless into their hearts, without men's ever discovering, from beginning to end, the work which God has done.	11 συν τα παντα εποιησεν καλα εν καιρω αυτου και γε συν τον αιωνα εδωκεν εν καρδια αυτων οπως μη ευρη ο ανθρωπος το ποιημα ο εποιησεν ο θεος απ' αρχης και μεχρι τελους
12 I recognized that there is nothing better than to be glad and to do well during life.	12 εγνων οτι ουκ εστιν αγαθον εν αυτοις ει μη του ευφρανθηναι και του ποιειν αγαθον εν ζωη αυτου
13 For every man, moreover, to eat and drink and enjoy the fruit of all his labor is a gift of God.	13 και γε πας ο ανθρωπος ος φαγεται και πιεται και ιδη αγαθον εν παντι μοχθω αυτου δομα θεου εστιν
14 I recognized that whatever God does will endure forever; there is no adding to it, or taking from it. Thus has God done that he may be revered.	14 εγνων οτι παντα οσα εποιησεν ο θεος αυτα εσται εις τον αιωνα επ' αυτω ουκ εστιν προσθειναι και απ' αυτου ουκ εστιν αφελειν και ο θεος εποιησεν ινα φοβηθωσιν απο προσωπου αυτου
15 What now is has already been; what is to be, already is; and God restores what would otherwise be displaced.	15 το γενομενον ηδη εστιν και οσα του γινεσθαι ηδη γεγονεν και ο θεος ζητησει τον διωκομενον
16 And still under the sun in the judgment place I saw wickedness, and in the seat of justice, iniquity.	16 και ετι ειδον υπο τον ηλιον τοπον της κρισεως εκει ο ασεβης και τοπον του δικαιου εκει ο ασεβης
17 And I said to myself, both the just and the wicked God will judge, since there is a time for every affair and on every work a judgment.	17 ειπα εγω εν καρδια μου συν τον δικαιον και συν τον ασεβη κρινει ο θεος οτι καιρος τω παντι πραγματι και επι παντι τω ποιηματι
18 I said to myself: As for the children of men, it is God's way of testing them and of showing that they are in themselves like beasts.	18 εκει ειπα εγω εν καρδια μου περι λαλιας υιων του ανθρωπου οτι διακρινει αυτους ο θεος και του δειξαι οτι αυτοι κτηνη εισιν και γε αυτοις
19 For the lot of man and of beast is one lot; the one dies as well as the other. Both have the same life-breath, and man has no advantage over the beast; but all is vanity.	19 οτι συναντημα υιων του ανθρωπου και συναντημα του κτηνους συναντημα εν αυτοις ως ο θανατος τουτου ουτως ο θανατος τουτου και πνευμα εν τοις πασιν και τι επερισσευσεν ο ανθρωπος παρα το κτηνος ουδεν οτι τα παντα ματαιοτης
20 Both go to the same place; both were made from the dust, and to the dust they both return.	20 τα παντα πορευεται εις τοπον ενα τα παντα εγενετο απο του χοος και τα παντα επιστρεφει εις τον χουν
21 Who knows if the life-breath of the children of men goes upward and the life-breath of beasts goes earthward?	21 και τις οιδεν πνευμα υιων του ανθρωπου ει αναβαινει αυτο εις ανω και πνευμα του κτηνους ει καταβαινει αυτο κατω εις γην
22 And I saw that there is nothing better for a man than to rejoice in his work; for this is his lot. Who will let him see what is to come after him?	22 και ειδον οτι ουκ εστιν αγαθον ει μη ο ευφρανθησεται ο ανθρωπος εν ποιημασιν αυτου οτι αυτο μερις αυτου οτι τις αξει αυτον του ιδειν εν ω εαν γενηται μετ' αυτον