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Ecclesiastes 3:1-8
Wycliffe Bible
Ecclesiastes 3:1-8
Wycliffe Bible
3 All things have time, and all things under [the] sun pass by their spaces. (Everything hath a time, and all things pass forth in their places under the sun.)
2 Time of birth, and time of dying; time to plant, and time to draw up that that is planted. (Time to be born, and time to die; time to plant, and time to draw up what is planted.)
3 Time to slay, and time to make whole (Time to kill, and time to heal); time to destroy, and time to build.
4 Time to weep, and time to laugh; time to bewail, and time to dance.
5 Time to scatter stones, and time to gather (them) together; time to embrace, and time to be far from embracings.
6 Time to get, and time to lose; time to keep, and time to cast away. (Time to get, and time to set free; time to keep, and time to throw away.)
7 Time to cut, and time to sew together; time to be still, and time to speak (time to be silent, and time to speak).
8 Time to love, and time of hatred; time of battle, and time of peace. (Time to love, and time to hate; time to fight, and time to make peace.)
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Ecclesiastes 3:1-8
New International Version
Ecclesiastes 3:1-8
New International Version
A Time for Everything
3 There is a time(A) for everything,
and a season for every activity under the heavens:
2 a time to be born and a time to die,
a time to plant and a time to uproot,(B)
3 a time to kill(C) and a time to heal,
a time to tear down and a time to build,
4 a time to weep and a time to laugh,
a time to mourn and a time to dance,
5 a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them,
a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing,
6 a time to search and a time to give up,
a time to keep and a time to throw away,
7 a time to tear and a time to mend,
a time to be silent(D) and a time to speak,
8 a time to love and a time to hate,
a time for war and a time for peace.
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2001 by Terence P. Noble
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