Koheleth קֹהֶלֶת
c. 5th–3rd century BC · Jerusalem · "A time" goes on through verse 8, twenty-eight times in all. The original follows the letters and vowel points of the Leningrad Codex.
For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot what is planted; a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to break down and a time to build; a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance.
לַכֹּל זְמָן וְעֵת לְכָל־חֵפֶץ תַּחַת הַשָּׁמָיִם עֵת לָלֶדֶת וְעֵת לָמוּת עֵת לָטַעַת וְעֵת לַעֲקוֹר נָטוּעַ עֵת לַהֲרוֹג וְעֵת לִרְפּוֹא עֵת לִפְרוֹץ וְעֵת לִבְנוֹת עֵת לִבְכּוֹת וְעֵת לִשְׂחוֹק עֵת סְפוֹד וְעֵת רְקוֹד
Ecclesiastes 3:1–4
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Thou, O Gish, fill thy belly,
Day and night do thou rejoice,
Daily make a rejoicing!
Day and night a renewal of jollification!
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Wash thy head and pour water over thee!
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Koheleth קֹהֶלֶת
c. 5th–3rd century BC · Jerusalem · This counsel comes just after he has said that the same death awaits everyone. He goes on: let your clothes always be white, and enjoy life with the wife you love.
Go, eat your bread with joy and drink your wine with a glad heart, for God has already approved what you do.
לֵךְ אֱכֹל בְּשִׂמְחָה לַחְמֶךָ וּשֲׁתֵה בְלֶב־טוֹב יֵינֶךָ כִּי כְבָר רָצָה הָאֱלֹהִים אֶת־מַעֲשֶׂיךָ
Ecclesiastes 9:7
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