² A time ^[a]to be born,
And ^(A)a time to die;
A time to plant,
And a time to pluck what is planted;
³ A time to kill,
And a time to heal;
A time to break down,
And a time to build up;
⁴ A time to ^(B)weep,
And a time to laugh;
A time to mourn,
And a time to dance;
⁵ A time to cast away stones,
And a time to gather stones;
^(C)A time to embrace,
And a time to refrain from embracing;
⁶ A time to gain,
And a time to lose;
A time to keep,
And a time to throw away;

¹⁴ I know that whatever God does,
It shall be forever.
^(C)Nothing can be added to it,
And nothing taken from it.
God does it, that men should fear before Him.