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A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance.
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“A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance.”

King James Bible

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King James Bible — Ecclesiastes 3:4
Date
1611
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King James Version translation committees · from Biblical Hebrew / Aramaic / Koine Greek
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Different seasons of life call for different emotional responses; mourning is not a permanent failure but one legitimate part of human time.

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Ecclesiastes 3:4 in the King James Version.

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