There is a time for everything. There’s a time for everything that is done on earth.

凡事都有定期，天下万务都有定时。

凡事都有定期，天下每一事务都有定时。

凡事都有定期，天下每一事务都有定时。

天下万物都有定期，凡事都有定时。

万事都有定期，天下万务都有定时：

万事都有定期，天下万务都有定时：

凡事都有定期，天下萬務都有定時。

凡事都有定期，天下每一事務都有定時。

凡事都有定期，天下每一事務都有定時。

天下萬物都有定期，凡事都有定時。

萬事都有定期，天下萬務都有定時：

凡事都有定期，天下各樣事務都有定時：

萬事都有定期，天下萬務都有定時：

凡事各有其時、天下諸務、咸有厥期、

天下萬事、各有其時。

天下諸事、皆有定時、萬務各有其期、

There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens:

For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven:

For everything there is a season, a time for every activity under heaven.

There is an occasion for everything, and a time for every activity under heaven:

There is an appointed time for everything. And there is a time for every matter under heaven—

To everything there is a season, A time for every purpose under heaven:

For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven:

There is an occasion for everything, and a time for every activity under heaven:

To every[ thing there is] a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:

For everything there is an appointed time, and an appropriate time for every activity on earth:

For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven:

I said to myself,“ God will judge godly and sinful people alike. He has a time for every act. He has a time to judge everything that is done.”

And in the morning you say,‘ Today it will be stormy. The sky is red and cloudy.’ You know the meaning of what you see in the sky. But you can’t understand the signs of what is happening right now.

No one who obeys his command will be harmed. Those who are wise will know the proper time and way to approach him.There’s a proper time and way for people to do everything. That’s true even though a person might be suffering greatly.

When times are good, be happy. But when times are bad, here’s something to think about. God has made bad times. He has also made good times. So no one can find out anything about what’s ahead for them.

I tried cheering myself up by drinking wine. I even tried living in a foolish way. But wisdom was still guiding my mind. I wanted to see what was good for people to do on earth during their short lives.

But Elisha said to him,“ Didn’t my spirit go with you? I know that the man got down from his chariot to greet you. Is this the time for you to accept money or clothes? Is it the time to take olive groves, vineyards, flocks or herds? Is it the time to accept male and female slaves?

When Manasseh was in trouble, he asked the Lord his God to help him. He made himself very humble in the sight of the God of his people.

Joy is found in giving the right answer. And how good is a word spoken at the right time!

I decided to study things carefully. I used my wisdom to check everything out. I looked into everything that is done on earth. What a heavy load God has put on human beings!

So I hated life. That’s because the work done on this earth made me sad. None of it has any meaning. It’s like chasing the wind.