3:6a a time to search and a time to count as lost,

There is a time to look for things that you have lost.There is a time to accept that you have lost them. (EEB)
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⌊There is also⌋ a time ⌊when people⌋ search for ⌊things⌋ and a time ⌊when people decide to⌋ stop searching ⌊for things⌋ .
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⌊People⌋ look ⌊for things lost⌋ at certain times and ⌊people⌋ give up looking ⌊for things⌋ at certain times.

3:6b a time to keep and a time to discard,

⌊There is⌋ a time to keep things, and a time to throw things away.
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⌊There is also⌋ a time ⌊when people⌋ keep ⌊things⌋ and a time ⌊when people⌋ throw ⌊things⌋ away.
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⌊People⌋ at certain times keep ⌊things⌋ and ⌊people⌋ discard ⌊things⌋ at certain times.

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