Ecclesiastes 3:7
A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
In other versions
a time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
ASV
A time for undoing and a time for stitching; a time for keeping quiet and a time for talk;
BBE
A time to rend, and a time to sew; A time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
DBY
A time to tear, And a time to sew; A time to keep silence, And a time to speak;
WEB
A time to rend, And a time to sew. A time to be silent, And a time to speak.
YLT
A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
ENG
A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
WBT
a time to tear and a time to mend, a time to be silent and a time to speak,
BSB
In context
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.
9What profit hath he that worketh in that wherein he laboureth?
