Ecclesiastes 3:1-8

1There is a right time for everything. Everything that we do on the earth has a proper time.

2There is a time to be born, and there is a time to die. There is a time to plant seeds. There is a time to pull the plants out of the ground.

3There is a time to kill people. There is a time to make people well. There is a time to destroy things. There is a time to build things.

4There is a time to weep. There is a time to laugh. There is a time to be sad. There is a time to dance.

5There is a time to throw stones away. There is a time to pick them up and use them. There is a time to hug people. There is a time to turn away from people.

6There is a time to look for things that you have lost. There is a time to accept that you have lost them. There is a time to keep things. There is a time to throw things away.

7There is a time to tear our clothes. There is a time to mend them. There is a time to say nothing. There is a time to speak.

8There is a time to love. There is a time to hate. There is a time for war. There is a time for peace.