Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Ecclesiastes 3:5
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a time to cast away stones and a time to gather stones together, a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing,
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A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
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a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
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a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
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Ecclesiastes 3
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,
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