But thisI say,brethren,the timehas beenshortened,sothat from nowon thosewho havewivesshould be as thoughthey hadnone;
But Barzillaisaidto the king,"Howlonghave I yet to live,that I should goup with the kingto Jerusalem?
For whoknowswhatis goodfor a manduring [his] lifetime,[during] the fewyearsof his futilelife?He will spendthem like a shadow.For whocan tella manwhatwill be afterhim underthe sun?
Whateveryour handfindsto do,do[it] with [all] your might;for thereis noactivityor planningor knowledgeor wisdomin Sheolwhereyou are going.
The timehas come,the dayhas arrived.Let not the buyerrejoicenorthe sellermourn;for wrathis againstalltheir multitude.
"Another onesaid,I have marrieda wife,and for that reasonI cannotcome.'
But ifyou marry,you have not sinned;and ifa virginmarries,she has not sinned.Yetsuchwill havetroublein thislife,and I am trying to spareyou.
and thosewho weep,as thoughthey did not weep;and thosewho rejoice,as thoughthey did not rejoice;and thosewho buy,as thoughthey did not possess;
and thosewho usethe world,as thoughthey did not make full useof it; for the formof thisworldis passing away.
For, "ALLFLESHIS LIKEGRASS,AND ALLITS GLORYLIKETHE FLOWEROF GRASS.THE GRASSWITHERS,AND THE FLOWERFALLS OFF,
The endof all thingsis near;therefore,be of sound judgmentand sober[spirit] for the purpose of prayer.
The worldis passing away,and [also] its lusts;but the one who doesthe willof Godlivesforever.
