Ecclesiastes 3:2-8

New King James Version

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;
⁷ A time to tear,
And a time to sew;
^(D)A time to keep silence,
And a time to ^(E)speak;
⁸ A time to love,
And a time to ^(F)hate;
A time of war,
And a time of peace.