God's Word Translation

Ecclesiastes 3:3-13 God's Word Translation (GW)

3. a time to kill anda time to heal,a time to tear down anda time to build up,

4. a time to cry anda time to laugh,a time to mourn anda time to dance,

5. a time to scatter stones anda time to gather them,a time to hug anda time to stop hugging,

6. a time to start looking anda time to stop looking,a time to keep anda time to throw away,

7. a time to tear apart anda time to sew together,a time to keep quiet anda time to speak out,

8. a time to love anda time to hate,a time for war anda time for peace.

9. What do working people gain from their hard labor?

10. I have seen mortals weighed down with a burden that God has placed on them.

11. It is beautiful how God has done everything at the right time. He has put a sense of eternity in people’s minds. Yet, mortals still can’t grasp what God is doing from the beginning to the end ⌊of time⌋.

12. I realize that there’s nothing better for them to do than to be cheerful and enjoy what is good in their lives.

13. It is a gift from God to be able to eat and drink and experience the good that comes from every kind of hard work.