Ecclesiastes 3:2-8

The Message

^2-8A 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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Ecclesiastes 3:2-4

New International Version

²    a time to be born and a time to die,
    a time to plant and a time to uproot,^(A)
³    a time to kill^(B) 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,

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Ecclesiastes 3:2-4

New King James Version

²A time ^[a]to be born,
And ^(A)a time to die;
A time to plant,
And a time to pluck what is planted;
³A time to kill,
And a time to heal;
A time to break down,
And a time to build up;
⁴A time to ^(B)weep,
And a time to laugh;
A time to mourn,
And a time to dance;