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23 What shall be to the man in all his labor 

 And in the grasping of his heart 

 In which he labors under the sun? 



23 For all his days are a struggling 

 Of pains and of his rage, 



And even in the night his heart sleeps not — 

 This indeed is perplexity. 



EGYPTIAN. 



24 There is no good for man (except) 

 What he eats and what he drinks, 



And what good he shows his soul in his labor. 



Even this I see is from the hand of God. 



25 For who eats and drinks without Him ? 



26 For to the good man before His Presence 



He gives wisdom, knowledge and happiness : 

 And to the wicked He has given a struggle to add and to gather. 

 That He may give to the good man before the presence of God : 

 So that even this also is perplexity and grasping of wind. 



ASSYRIAN. 



3 Time is for all things : 



And a season to every deed under heaven. 



2 A season to be born, and a season to die : 



A season to plant, and a season to pluck up the planted : 



3 A season to kill, and a season to heal : 



A season to destroy, and a season to build ; 



4 A season to weep, and a season to laugh : 

 A season to mourn, and a season to dance : 



5 A season to throw away stones, and a season to gather stones : 

 A season to embrace, and a season to be far from embracing : 



6 A season to seek, and a season to lose : 



A season to keep, and a season to throw away : 



7 A season to rend, and a season to sew : 



A season to be silent, and a season to speak : 



8 A season to love, and a season to hate : 

 A season of war, and a season of peace. 



SOLOMON. 



9 What profit to the worker in the things which he works ? 

 10 I beheld all the struggle 



Which God has given to the sons of men, 

 That they should struggle in it. 



PROC. AMER. PHIL08. SOC. XXXIII. 146. 2 O. PRINTED DEC. 27, 189L 



