Liber Ecclesiastes

Omnia tempus habent, et suis spatiis transeunt universa sub cælo.

All things have their season, and in their times all things pass under heaven.

Omni tempore habe, et suo spatios transi universa sub caelo.

Tempus nascendi, et tempus moriendi; tempus plantandi, et tempus evellendi quod plantatum est.

A time to be born and a time to die. A time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted.

Tempore nasce, et tempore more; tempore planta, et tempore evelle quod planta es.

Tempus occidendi, et tempus sanandi; tempus destruendi, et tempus ædificandi.

A time to kill, and a time to heal. A time to destroy, and a time to build.

Tempore occide, et tempore sana; tempore destrue, et tempore aedifica.

Tempus flendi, et tempus ridendi; tempus plangendi, et tempus saltandi.

A time to weep, and a time to laugh. A time to mourn, and a time to dance.

Tempore fle, et tempore ride; tempore plange, et tempore salta.

Tempus spargendi lapides, et tempus colligendi, tempus amplexandi, et tempus longe fieri ab amplexibus.

A time to scatter stones, and a time to gather. A time to embrace, and a time to be far from embraces.

Tempore sparge lapides, et tempore collige, tempore ampleca, et tempore longe fieri ab amplexus.

Tempus acquirendi, et tempus perdendi; tempus custodiendi, et tempus abjiciendi.

A time to get, and a time to lose. A time to keep, and a time to cast away.

Tempore acquire, et tempore perde; tempore custodi, et tempore abiice.

Tempus scindendi, et tempus consuendi; tempus tacendi, et tempus loquendi.

A time to rend, and a time to sew. A time to keep silence, and a time to speak.

Tempore scinde, et tempore consuesce; tempore tace, et tempore loque.

Tempus dilectionis, et tempus odii; tempus belli, et tempus pacis.

A time of love, and a time of hatred. A time of war, and a time of peace.

Tempore de dilectione, et tempore de odio; tempore de bello, et tempore de pace.

Quid habet amplius homo de labore suo?

What hath man more of his labour?

Homine habe ample quid de labore suo?

Vidi afflictionem quam dedit Deus filiis hominum, ut distendantur in ea.

I have seen the trouble, which God hath given the sons of men to be exercised in it.

Vide afflictione Deo da quam ad filios de homines, ut distende in illa.

Cuncta fecit bona in tempore suo, et mundum tradidit disputationi eorum, ut non inveniat homo opus quod operatus est Deus ab initio usque ad finem.

He hath made all things good in their time, and hath delivered the world to their consideration, so that man cannot find out the work which God hath made from the beginning to the end.

Cunga fac bono in tempore suo, et mundo trade ad disputatione de illos, ut non homine inveni opere quod operor es Deo ab initio usque ad fine.

Et cognovi quod non esset melius nisi lætari, et facere bene in vita sua;

And I have known that there was no better thing than to rejoice, and to do well in this life.

Et cognosce quod non es bene nisi laetor, et facere bene in vita suo;

omnis enim homo qui comedit et bibit, et videt bonum de labore suo, hoc donum Dei est.

For every man that eateth and drinketh, and seeth good of his labour, this is the gift of God.

Omni nam homine qui comede et bibe, et vide bono de labore suo, hoc dono de Deo es.

Didici quod omnia opera quæ fecit Deus perseverent in perpetuum; non possumus eis quidquam addere, nec auferre, quæ fecit Deus ut timeatur.

I have learned that all the works which God hath made, continue for ever: we cannot add any thing, nor take away from those things which God hath made that he may be feared.

Disce quod omni operes Deo fac que perseva in perpetua; non pote ad illos ullo adde, nec aufer, Deo fac que ut time.

Quod factum est, ipsum permanet; quæ futura sunt jam fuerunt, et Deus instaurat quod abiit.

That which hath been made, the same continueth: the things that shall be, have already been: and God restoreth that which is past.

Quod facto es, ipso permane; que es es jam es, et Deo instaura quod i ab.

Vidi sub sole in loco judicii impietatem, et in loco justitiæ iniquitatem:

I saw under the sun in the place of judgment wickedness, and in the place of justice iniquity.

Vide sub sole in loco de iudicio impietate, et in loco de iustitia iniquitate:

et dixi in corde meo: Justum et impium judicabit Deus, et tempus omnis rei tunc erit.

And I said in my heart: God shall judge both the just and the wicked, and then shall be the time of every thing.

Et dic in corde meo: iusto et impio Deo iudica, et tempore omni de re tunc es.

Dixi in corde meo de filiis hominum, ut probaret eos Deus, et ostenderet similes esse bestiis.

I said in my heart concerning the sons of men, that God would prove them, and shew them to be like beasts.

Fixe in corde meo de filios de homines, ut Deo proba illos, et ostende simili es bestias.

Idcirco unus interitus est hominis et jumentorum, et æqua utriusque conditio. Sicut moritur homo, sic et illa moriuntur. Similiter spirant omnia, et nihil habet homo jumento amplius: cuncta subjacent vanitati,

Therefore the death of man, and of beasts is one, and the condition of them both is equal: as man dieth, so they also die: all things breathe alike, and man hath nothing more than beast: all things are subject to vanity.

Ergo uno interitu es de homine et de iumentos, et aequo et utro conditione. Sicut homine more, sic et illa more. Similiter spira omni, et homine habe nihil iumento ample: cuncta subica ad vanitate,

et omnia pergunt ad unum locum. De terra facta sunt, et in terram pariter revertuntur.

And all things go to one place: of earth they were made, and into earth they return together.

Et omni perge ad uno loco. De terra facto es, et in terra pariter reverte.

Quis novit si spiritus filiorum Adam ascendat sursum, et si spiritus jumentorum descendat deorsum?

Who knoweth if the spirit of the children of Adam ascend upward, and if the spirit of the beasts descend downward?

Qui nosce si spiritu de filios Adamo ascende sursum, et si spiritu de iumentos descende deorsum?

Et deprehendi nihil esse melius quam lætari hominem in opere suo, et hanc esse partem illius. Quis enim eum adducet ut post se futura cognoscat?

And I have found that nothing is better than for a man to rejoice in his work, and that this is his portion. For who shall bring him to know the things that shall be after him?

Et depr(eh)enda nihil es bene quam laetor homine in opere suo, et hoc es parte de illo. Qui nam adduce illo ut post se es cognosce?