Ecclesiastes 3:1-8

New International Reader's Version

² There is a time to be born.
    And there’s a time to die.
There is a time to plant.
    And there’s a time to pull up what is planted.
³ There is a time to kill.
    And there’s a time to heal.
There is a time to tear down.
    And there’s a time to build up.
⁴ There is a time to weep.
    And there’s a time to laugh.
There is a time to be sad.
    And there’s a time to dance.
⁵ There is a time to scatter stones.
    And there’s a time to gather them.
There is a time to embrace someone.
    And there’s a time not to embrace.
⁶ There is a time to search.
    And there’s a time to stop searching.
There is a time to keep.
    And there’s a time to throw away.
⁷ There is a time to tear.
    And there’s a time to mend.
There is a time to be silent.
    And there’s a time to speak.
⁸ There is a time to love.
    And there’s a time to hate.
There is a time for war.
    And there’s a time for peace.