Ecclesiastes 3:4 meaning and explanation
a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance,
Ecclesiastes 3:4, Berean Standard Bible
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The Teacher, a wisdom figure reflecting on human experience under the sun, continues his poem listing paired seasons of life. Here he names grief and joy as both fitting in their time: weeping and mourning belong to loss, while laughing and dancing belong to celebration.
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