ECCLESIASTES III

Everything Has Its Time

To everything there is a season,
A time for every purpose under heaven:

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A time to be born,
And a time to die;
A time to plant,
And a time to pluck what is planted;

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A time to kill,
And a time to heal;
A time to break down,
And a time to build up;

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A time to weep,
And a time to laugh;
A time to mourn,
And a time to dance;

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A time to cast away stones,
And a time to gather stones;
A time to embrace,
And a time to refrain from embracing;

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A time to gain,
And a time to lose;
A time to keep,
And a time to throw away;

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A time to tear,
And a time to sew;
A time to keep silence,
And a time to speak;

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A time to love,
And a time to hate;
A time of war,
And a time of peace.