(4.) A time for weeping, and a time for laughing; a time of wailing, and a time of dancing (there is an alliteration here, and a slight change in construction to the hiphil in the next clause; possibly to mark the close of the first seven pairs).
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;
(7.) A time to scatter stones away, and a time to gather stones again;
(8.) A time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
(5.) A time for scattering stones, and a time of collecting stones (does our Lord allude to this, Mark xiii. 2?); a time for embracing, and a time to refrain from embracing.
6 A time to [¹]get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;
[¹] Or, seek.