a time to be born and a time to die,
    a time to plant and a time to uproot,(A)

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2-8 A right time for birth and another for death,
A right time to plant and another to reap,
A right time to kill and another to heal,
A right time to destroy and another to construct,
A right time to cry and another to laugh,
A right time to lament and another to cheer,
A right time to make love and another to abstain,
A right time to embrace and another to part,
A right time to search and another to count your losses,
A right time to hold on and another to let go,
A right time to rip out and another to mend,
A right time to shut up and another to speak up,
A right time to love and another to hate,
A right time to wage war and another to make peace.

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A time to be born and a time to die;
A time to plant and a time to uproot what is planted.(A)

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A time to be born and a time to die.
    A time to plant and a time to harvest.

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A time [a]to be born,
And (A)a time to die;
A time to plant,
And a time to pluck what is planted;

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Footnotes

  1. Ecclesiastes 3:2 Lit. to bear