Common English Bible

Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 Common English Bible (CEB)

1. There’s a season for everythingand a time for every matter under the heavens:

2. a time for giving birth and a time for dying,a time for planting and a time for uprooting what was planted,

3. a time for killing and a time for healing,a time for tearing down and a time for building up,

4. a time for crying and a time for laughing,a time for mourning and a time for dancing,

5. a time for throwing stones and a time for gathering stones,a time for embracing and a time for avoiding embraces,

6. a time for searching and a time for losing,a time for keeping and a time for throwing away,

7. a time for tearing and a time for repairing,a time for keeping silent and a time for speaking,

8. a time for loving and a time for hating,a time for war and a time for peace.