a time to give birth and a time to die;(A)
a time to plant and a time to uproot;[a]
a time to kill and a time to heal;
a time to tear down and a time to build;
a time to weep and a time to laugh;(B)
a time to mourn and a time to dance;(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Ecclesiastes 3:2 Lit uproot what is planted

    a time to be born and a time to die,
    a time to plant and a time to uproot,(A)
    a time to kill(B) and a time to heal,
    a time to tear down and a time to build,
    a time to weep and a time to laugh,
    a time to mourn and a time to dance,

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