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Read Ecclesiastes 3

World English Bible · 22 verses

¹ For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven:This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
² a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
³ a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁴ a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁵ a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁶ a time to seek, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁷ a time to tear, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁸ a time to love, and a time to hate; a time for war, and a time for peace.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁹ What profit has he who works in that in which he labors?This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁰ I have seen the burden which God has given to the sons of men to be afflicted with.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹¹ He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in their hearts, yet so that man can’t find out the work that God has done from the beginning even to the end.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹² I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice, and to do good as long as they live.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹³ Also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy good in all his labor, is the gift of God.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁴ I know that whatever God does, it shall be forever. Nothing can be added to it, nor anything taken from it; and God has done it, that men should fear before him.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁵ That which is has been long ago, and that which is to be has been long ago. God seeks again that which is passed away.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁶ Moreover I saw under the sun, in the place of justice, that wickedness was there; and in the place of righteousness, that wickedness was there.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁷ I said in my heart, “God will judge the righteous and the wicked; for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work.”This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁸ I said in my heart, “As for the sons of men, God tests them, so that they may see that they themselves are like animals.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁹ For that which happens to the sons of men happens to animals. Even one thing happens to them. As the one dies, so the other dies. Yes, they have all one breath; and man has no advantage over the animals, for all is vanity.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
²⁰ All go to one place. All are from the dust, and all turn to dust again.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
²¹ Who knows the spirit of man, whether it goes upward, and the spirit of the animal, whether it goes downward to the earth?”This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
²² Therefore I saw that there is nothing better than that a man should rejoice in his works, for that is his portion; for who can bring him to see what will be after him?This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.

Scripture: World English Bible, public domain, eBible.org