A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;
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Verse 6 is found in chapter 3 of Ecclesiastes. The famous poem about times presents a series of human activities that occur at appointed moments: being born and dying, planting and uprooting, weeping and laughing, keeping silent and speaking, loving and hating. The structure does not teach that all actions are morally equivalent, but that human existence is marked by circumstances that we do not completely control. Human beings act within a time they did not establish for themselves.
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Compare Ecclesiastes 3:6 in different Bible versions and see how its wording varies between translations. These differences can help you better understand the meaning and context of the passage.
suchen und verlieren, behalten und wegwerfen,
Tiempo de agenciar, y tiempo de perder; tiempo de guardar, y tiempo de arrojar;
tiempo de buscar y tiempo de dar por perdido, tiempo de guardar y tiempo de desechar;
un temps pour chercher, et un temps pour perdre; un temps pour garder, et un temps pour jeter;
tempo di procacciare, e tempo di perdere; tempo di guardare, e tempo di gittar via;
Tempo de buscar, e tempo de perder; tempo de guardar, e tempo de lançar fora;
尋找有時,失落有時; 保存有時,拋棄有時;
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