Eclesiastes 3

To Everything There Is a Season

1 To everything there is a season,

and a time for every purpose under heaven:

2 a time to be born and a time to die,

a time to plant and a time to uproot,

3 a time to kill and a time to heal,

a time to break down and a time to build,

4 a time to weep and a time to laugh,

a time to mourn and a time to dance,

5 a time to cast away stones and a time to gather stones together,

a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing,

6 a time to search and a time to count as lost,

a time to keep and a time to discard,

7 a time to tear and a time to mend,

a time to be 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.