
A Time for Everything
1 There is a season (a time appointed) for everything and a time for every delight and event or purpose under heaven—
2 A time to be born and a time to die; A time to plant and a time to uproot what is planted.
3 A time to kill and a time to heal; A time to tear 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 stones; A time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing.
6 A time to search and a time to give up as lost; A time to keep and a time to throw away.
7 A time to [a]tear apart and a time to sew together; A time to keep silent and a time to speak.
8 A time to love and a time to hate; A time for war and a time for peace.
9 What profit is there for the worker from that in which he labors?
10 I have seen the task which God has given to the sons of men with which to occupy themselves.
Ecclesiastes 3:1-10 (AMP)