3:1 凡事都有定期，天下万务都有定时。

fán shì dōu yǒu dìng qī ，tiān xià wàn wù dōu yǒu dìng shí 。

To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:

3:2 生有时，死有时。栽种有时，拔出所栽种的，也有时。

shēng yǒu shí ，sǐ yǒu shí 。zāi zhǒng yǒu shí ，bá chū suǒ zāi zhǒng de ，yě yǒu shí 。

A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;

3:3 杀戮有时，医治有时。拆毁有时，建造有时。

shā lù yǒu shí ，yī zhì yǒu shí 。chāi huǐ yǒu shí ，jiàn zào yǒu shí 。

A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;

3:4 哭有时，笑有时。哀恸有时，跳舞有时。

 kū yǒu shí ，xiào yǒu shí 。āi tòng yǒu shí ，tiào wǔ yǒu shí 。

A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;

3:5 抛掷石头有时，堆聚石头有时。怀抱有时，不怀抱有时。

pāo zhì shí tóu yǒu shí ，duī jù shí tóu yǒu shí 。huái bào yǒu shí ，bú huái bào yǒu shí 。

A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;

3:6 寻梢有时，失落有时。保守有时，舍弃有时。

xún shāo yǒu shí ，shī luò yǒu shí 。bǎo shǒu yǒu shí ，shě qì yǒu shí 。

A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;

3:7 撕裂有时，缝补有时。静默有时，言语有时。

sī liè yǒu shí ，féng bǔ yǒu shí 。jìng mò yǒu shí ，yán yǔ yǒu shí 。

A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;

3:8 喜爱有时，恨恶有时。争战有时，和好有时。

xǐ ài yǒu shí ，hèn è yǒu shí 。zhēng zhàn yǒu shí ，hé hǎo yǒu shí 。

A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.