1. To every thing there is a zeman (time), and an et (season) for every matter under Shomayim;
2. An et (season) to be born, and an et (season) to die; an et (season) to plant, and an et (season) to uproot that which is planted;
3. An et (season) to kill, and an et (season) to heal; an et (season) to tear down, and an et (season) to build up;
4. An et (season) to weep, and an et (season) to laugh; an et (season) to mourn, and an et (season) to dance;
5. An et (season) to throw stones away, and an et (season) to gather stones together; an et (season) to embrace, and an et (season) to refrain from embracing;
6. An et (season) to look for, and an et (season) to lose; an et (season) to keep, and an et (season) to throw away;
7. An et (season) to tear, and an et (season) to mend; an et (season) to keep silent, and an et (season) to speak;
8. An et (season) to love, and an et (season) to hate; an et (season) of milchamah, and an et (season) of shalom.
9. What profit hath the worker from his amal (labor)?
10. I have seen the occupation, which Elohim hath given to the bnei HaAdam to keep them occupied.
11. Hashem hath made every thing yafeh in its et (season); also He hath set HaOlam in their lev, yet so that no adam can find out the ma'aseh that HaElohim hath done from the beginning to the end.
12. I have da'as that there is nothing better for adam, than that they have simchah and do tov while they live.