1 There is an occasion for everything,
and a time for every activity under heaven: 3:1 Ec 3:17; 8:6
2 a time to give birth and a time to die; 3:2 Jb 14:5; Heb 9:27
a time to plant and a time to uproot; 3:2 Lit uproot what is planted
3 a time to kill 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; 3:4 Rm 12:15
a time to mourn and a time to dance; 3:4 Ex 15:20
5 a time to throw stones and a time to gather stones; 3:5 2Kg 3:19,25; Is 5:2
a time to embrace and a time to avoid embracing; 3:5 1Co 7:5
6 a time to search and a time to count as lost;
a time to keep and a time to throw away;
7 a time to tear and a time to sew;
a time to be silent and a time to speak; 3:7 Am 5:13; 1Co 14:26–32
8 a time to love and a time to hate;
a time for war and a time for peace. 3:8 Mt 5:9; 10:34