Bible verse
a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance,
Ecclesiastes 3:4 · BSB
The verses around it, from Ecclesiastes 3.
1 To everything there is a season, and 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 uproot,
3 a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to break down and a time to build,
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 search and a time to count as lost, a time to keep and a time to discard,
7 a time to tear and a time to mend, 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.
KJV
A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
ASV
a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
ERV
a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
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