New King James Version

Ecclesiastes 3:1-10 New King James Version (NKJV)

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 pluck 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 throw 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 profit has the worker from that in which he labors?

10. I have seen the God-given task with which the sons of men are to be occupied.