Eclesiastes 3

Everything Has Its Time

1 Everything on earth

has its own time

and its own season.

2 There is a time

for birth and death,

planting and reaping,

3 for killing and healing,

destroying and building,

4 for crying and laughing,

weeping and dancing,

5 for throwing stones

and gathering stones,

embracing and parting.

6 There is a time

for finding and losing,

keeping and giving,

7 for tearing and sewing,

listening and speaking.

8 There is also a time

for love and hate,

for war and peace.