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Ecclesiastes 3:6

A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;
Ecclesiastes 3:6 · King James Version

In other versions

  • a time to seek, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;

    ASV

  • A time for search and a time for loss; a time to keep and a time to give away;

    BBE

  • A time to seek, and a time to lose; A time to keep, and a time to cast away;

    DBY

  • A time to seek, And a time to lose; A time to keep, And a time to cast away;

    WEB

  • A time to seek, And a time to destroy. A time to keep, And a time to cast away.

    YLT

  • A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;

    ENG

  • A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;

    WBT

  • a time to search and a time to count as lost, a time to keep and a time to discard,

    BSB

In context

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

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

6A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;

7A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;

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

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