A Time for Everything

For everything there is a season,
And a time for every matter under heaven:

A time to be born,

and a time to die;

A time to plant,

and a time to pluck up what is planted;

A time to kill,

and a time to heal;

A time to break down,

and a time to build up;

A time to weep,

and a time to laugh;

A time to mourn,

and a time to dance;

A time to throw away stones,

and a time to gather stones together;

A time to embrace,

And a time to refrain from embracing;

A time to seek,

and a time to lose;

A time to keep,

and a time to throw away;

A time to tear,

and a time to sew;

A time to keep silence,

and a time to speak;

A time to love,

and a time to hate,

A time for war,

and a time for peace.

Ecclesiastes 3:1-8