Then they began traveling back to the land of Canaan where his father lived. All the flocks of animals that Jacob owned walked ahead of them. He carried everything that he had gotten while he lived in Paddan Aram.
Ecclesiastes 3:6 - Easy To Read Version There is a time to look for something,\par and a time to consider it lost.\par There is a time to keep things,\par and a time to throw things away.\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 a time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition A time to get and a time to lose, a time to keep and a time to cast away, American Standard Version (1901) a time to seek, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away; Common English Bible a time for searching and a time for losing, a time for keeping and a time for throwing away, Catholic Public Domain Version A time to gain, and a time to lose. A time to keep, and a time to cast away. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version A time to get, and a time to lose. A time to keep, and a time to cast away. |
Then they began traveling back to the land of Canaan where his father lived. All the flocks of animals that Jacob owned walked ahead of them. He carried everything that he had gotten while he lived in Paddan Aram.
Elisha said to Gehazi, “That is not true! My heart was with you when the man {Naaman} turned from his chariot [56] to meet you. This is not the time to take money, clothes, olives, grapes, sheep, cows, or men and women servants.
The men went after the Aramean army as far as the Jordan River. All along the road there were clothes and weapons. The Arameans had thrown these things down when they hurried away. The messengers went back to Samaria and told the king.
So Hazael went to meet Elisha. Hazael brought a gift with him. He brought all kinds of good things from Damascus. It took 40 camels to carry everything. Hazael went to Elisha. Hazael said, “Your follower, [96] Ben Hadad king of Aram, sent me to you. He asks if he will get well from his sickness.”
That person freely gives things\par to poor people.\par And his goodness will continue forever.\par
Do good things every place you go. {\cf2\super [41]} After a while, the good things you do will come back to you.
There is a time to throw weapons down,\par and a time to pick them up. {\cf2\super [15]} \par There is a time to hug someone,\par and a time to stop holding so tightly.\par
There is a time to tear cloth,\par and there is a time to sew it.\par There is a time to be silent,\par and a time to speak.\par
At that time, people will throw away their gold and silver idols. (The people made those statues so the people could worship them.) The people will throw those statues into holes in the ground where bats and moles {\cf2\super [26]} live.
The men wanted to make the boat lighter to stop it from sinking. So they began throwing the cargo {\cf2\super [5]} into the sea. The sailors were very scared. Each man began praying to his god.
And every person that has left houses, brothers, sisters, father, mother, children, or farms to follow me will get much more than he left. And that person will have life forever.
We ate all we wanted. Then we began making the ship lighter by throwing the grain into the sea.