For everything there is a season, and a
time for every purpose 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 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 for war, and a time for peace.
God has made everything suitable for its time.