Holman Christian Standard Bible

Ecclesiastes 3:6-12 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

6. a time to search and a time to count as lost;a time to keep and a time to throw away;

7. a time to tear and a time to sew;a time to be silent and a time to speak;

8. a time to love and a time to hate;a time for war and a time for peace.

9. What does the worker gain from his struggles?

10. I have seen the task that God has given people to keep them occupied.

11. He has made everything appropriate in its time. He has also put eternity in their hearts, but man cannot discover the work God has done from beginning to end.

12. I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice and enjoy the good life.