1 For every thing there is a season; and a proper time is for every pursuit under the heavens.
2 There is a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what hath been planted;
3 A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;
4 A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
5 A time to throw away stones, and a time to gather up stones; a time to embrace, and a time to be far from embracing;
6 A time to seek, and a time to let things be lost; a time to keep, and a time to throw away;
7 A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
8 A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.