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Ecclesiastes 3:2
A time for birth and a time for death; a time for planting and a time for uprooting;
Ecclesiastes 3:2 · Bible in Basic English
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Ecclesiastes 3:2 in other translations
A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;
a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot,
a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;
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In context
1 For everything there is a fixed time, and a time for every business under the sun.
2 A time for birth and a time for death; a time for planting and a time for uprooting;
3 A time to put to death and a time to make well; a time for pulling down and a time for building up;
4 A time for weeping and a time for laughing; a time for sorrow and a time for dancing;
5 A time to take stones away and a time to get stones together; a time for kissing and a time to keep from kissing;
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