1 For 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 pluck up that which is planted,
3 a time to kill, and a time to heal, a time to break 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 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 seek, and a time to lose, a time to keep, and a time to cast away,
7 a time to tear, and a time to sew, a time to keep silence, and a time to speak,
8 a time to love, and a time to hate, a time for war, and a time for peace.