1 To every [thing there is] a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:
2 A time to be born, 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 up;
4 A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
5 A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
6 A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;
7 A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
8 A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.
9 What profit hath he that worketh in that wherein he laboureth?
10 I have seen the travail, which God hath given to the sons of men to be exercised in it.
11 He 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.
12 I know that [there is] no good in them, but for [a man] to rejoice, and to do good in his life.
13 And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labour, it [is] the gift of God.
14 I 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.
15 That which hath been is now; and that which is to be hath already been; and God requireth that which is past.
16 And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, [that] wickedness [was] there; and the place of righteousness, [that] iniquity [was] there.
17 I 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.
18 I 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.
19 For 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.
20 All go unto one place; all are of the dust, and all turn to dust again.
21 Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth?
22 Wherefore 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?
Versículos relacionados com Ecclesiastes, 3:
Ecclesiastes 3 is a chapter that deals with the duality of life and time, showing that there is a right time for everything under heaven, such as born, dying, planting, loving, hating, crying, laughing, among other things. Some of the topics covered are the transience of life, the inevitability of death and the importance of taking advantage of every moment.
Psalm 90:12: "Teach us to tell our days that our heart reaches wisdom." The psalmist asks God to teach him how to tell his days so that he can live wise and consciously, recognizing the brevity of life.
James 4:14: "Do you don't even know what will happen to you tomorrow! What is your life? You are like the fog that appears for a little time and then dissipates." The apostle James also highlights the brevity of life and its uncertainty, remembering that human life is like a fog that disappears rapidly.
Hebrews 9:27: "And just as men are ordered to die once, after this, judgment." The author of Hebrews emphasizes that death is inevitable and that everyone will have to account for God in the Last Judgment.
Psalm 39:4: "Make me know, Lord, my end, and what is the measure of my days, so that I know how much I am fragile." The psalmist cries to God to show him the brevity of life and his fragility, recognizing that his existence is finite and needs to enjoy every moment.
Matthew 6:34: "Therefore, don't worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring your own concerns. Your own evil is enough every day." Jesus teaches that we should live one day at a time, without worrying excessively about the future, but taking advantage of the present.
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