Ecclesiastes 3:1-9 Modern English Version (MEV)

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

2. a time to be born, and a time to die;a time to plant, and a time to uproot what is planted;

3. a time to kill, and a time to heal;a time to break down, and a time to build up;

4. a time to weep, and a time to laugh;a time to mourn, and a time to dance;

5. a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones;a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;

6. a time to gain, and a time to lose;a time to keep, and a time to cast away;

7. a time to tear, and a time to sew;a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;

8. a time to love, and a time to hate;a time of war, and a time of peace.

9. What benefit does the worker have in his toil?

Ecclesiastes 3