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Ecclesiastes 3:4 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; "

Ecclesiastes 3:4

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2 a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which 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 together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;

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

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"Woe to you, you who are full now, for you will be hungry. Woe to you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep."

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Ecclesiastes 3:1

"For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven:"

Ecclesiastes 3:2

"a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;"

Ecclesiastes 3:3

"a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;"

Ecclesiastes 3:5

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

Ecclesiastes 3:6

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

Ecclesiastes 3:7

"a time to tear, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;"

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