Ecclesiastes 3 - Compare Translations
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Ecclesiastes 3:1
KJVTo every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:
WEBFor everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven:
YLTTo everything -- a season, and a time to every delight under the heavens:
Ecclesiastes 3:2
KJVA time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;
WEBa time to be born,
YLTA time to bring forth, And a time to die. A time to plant, And a time to eradicate the planted.
Ecclesiastes 3:3
KJVA time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;
WEBa time to kill,
YLTA time to slay, And a time to heal, A time to break down, And a time to build up.
Ecclesiastes 3:4
KJVA time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
WEBa time to weep,
YLTA time to weep, And a time to laugh. A time to mourn, And a time to skip.
Ecclesiastes 3:5
KJVA time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
WEBa time to cast away stones,
YLTA time to cast away stones, And a time to heap up stones. A time to embrace, And a time to be far from embracing.
Ecclesiastes 3:6
KJVA time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;
WEBa time to seek,
YLTA time to seek, And a time to destroy. A time to keep, And a time to cast away.
Ecclesiastes 3:7
KJVA time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
WEBa time to tear,
YLTA time to rend, And a time to sew. A time to be silent, And a time to speak.
Ecclesiastes 3:8
KJVA time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.
WEBa time to love,
YLTA time to love, And a time to hate. A time of war, And a time of peace.
Ecclesiastes 3:9
KJVWhat profit hath he that worketh in that wherein he laboureth?
WEBWhat profit has he who works in that in which he labors?
YLTWhat advantage hath the doer in that which he is labouring at?
Ecclesiastes 3:10
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Ecclesiastes 3:11
KJVHe hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end.
WEBHe has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in their hearts, yet so that man can’t find out the work that God has done from the beginning even to the end.
YLTThe whole He hath made beautiful in its season; also, that knowledge He hath put in their heart without which man findeth not out the work that God hath done from the beginning even unto the end.
Ecclesiastes 3:12
KJVI know that there is no good in them, but for a man to rejoice, and to do good in his life.
WEBI know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice, and to do good as long as they live.
YLTI have known that there is no good for them except to rejoice and to do good during their life,
Ecclesiastes 3:13
KJVAnd also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labour, it is the gift of God.
WEBAlso that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy good in all his labor, is the gift of God.
YLTyea, even every man who eateth and hath drunk and seen good by all his labour, it [is] a gift of God.
Ecclesiastes 3:14
KJVI know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth it, that men should fear before him.
WEBI know that whatever God does, it shall be forever. Nothing can be added to it, nor anything taken from it; and God has done it, that men should fear before him.
YLTI have known that all that God doth is to the age, to it nothing is to be added, and from it nothing is to be withdrawn; and God hath wrought that they do fear before Him.
Ecclesiastes 3:15
KJVThat which hath been is now; and that which is to be hath already been; and God requireth that which is past.
WEBThat which is has been long ago, and that which is to be has been long ago: and God seeks again that which is passed away.
YLTWhat is that which hath been? already it is, and that which [is] to be hath already been, and God requireth that which is pursued.
Ecclesiastes 3:16
KJVAnd moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, that wickedness was there; and the place of righteousness, that iniquity was there.
WEBMoreover I saw under the sun, in the place of justice, that wickedness was there; and in the place of righteousness, that wickedness was there.
YLTAnd again, I have seen under the sun the place of judgment -- there [is] the wicked; and the place of righteousness -- there [is] the wicked.
Ecclesiastes 3:17
KJVI said in mine heart, God shall judge the righteous and the wicked: for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work.
WEBI said in my heart, “God will judge the righteous and the wicked; for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work.”
YLTI said in my heart, `The righteous and the wicked doth God judge, for a time [is] to every matter and for every work there.'
Ecclesiastes 3:18
KJVI said in mine heart concerning the estate of the sons of men, that God might manifest them, and that they might see that they themselves are beasts.
WEBI said in my heart, “As for the sons of men, God tests them, so that they may see that they themselves are like animals.
YLTI said in my heart concerning the matter of the sons of man that God might cleanse them, so as to see that they themselves [are] beasts.
Ecclesiastes 3:19
KJVFor that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; so that a man hath no preeminence above a beast: for all is vanity.
WEBFor that which happens to the sons of men happens to animals. Even one thing happens to them. As the one dies, so the other dies. Yes, they have all one breath; and man has no advantage over the animals: for all is vanity.
YLTFor an event [is to] the sons of man, and an event [is to] the beasts, even one event [is] to them; as the death of this, so [is] the death of that; and one spirit [is] to all, and the advantage of man above the beast is nothing, for the whole [is] vanity.
Ecclesiastes 3:20
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Ecclesiastes 3:21
KJVWho knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth?
WEBWho knows the spirit of man, whether it goes upward, and the spirit of the animal, whether it goes downward to the earth?”
YLTWho knoweth the spirit of the sons of man that is going up on high, and the spirit of the beast that is going down below to the earth?
Ecclesiastes 3:22
KJVWherefore I perceive that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his own works; for that is his portion: for who shall bring him to see what shall be after him?
WEBTherefore I saw that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his works; for that is his portion: for who can bring him to see what will be after him?
YLTAnd I have seen that there is nothing better than that man rejoice in his works, for it [is] his portion; for who doth bring him in to look on that which is after him?
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