1 Everything has its own time—a time for all that happens here:*

2 A time of birth, and a time of death. A time of planting, and a time of harvest.

3 A time of killing, and a time of healing. A time of tearing down, and a time of building up.

4 A time of crying, and a time of laughing. A time of mourning, and a time of dancing.

5 A time of throwing away stones, and a time of gathering up stones.* A time of embracing, and a time of avoiding embracing.

6 A time of searching, and a time of giving up searching. A time of keeping, and a time of throwing away.

7 A time of tearing, and a time of mending. A time of keeping quiet, a time of speaking up.

8 A time of loving, and a time of hating. A time of warfare, and a time of peace.