1. Everything has its own time, and there is a specific time for every activity under heaven:
2. a time to be born anda time to die,a time to plant anda time to pull out what was planted,
3. a time to kill anda time to heal,a time to tear down anda time to build up,
4. a time to cry anda time to laugh,a time to mourn anda time to dance,
5. a time to scatter stones anda time to gather them,a time to hug anda time to stop hugging,
6. a time to start looking anda time to stop looking,a time to keep anda time to throw away,
7. a time to tear apart anda time to sew together,a time to keep quiet anda time to speak out,
8. a time to love anda time to hate,a time for war anda time for peace.
9. What do working people gain from their hard labor?
10. I have seen mortals weighed down with a burden that God has placed on them.
11. It is beautiful how God has done everything at the right time. He has put a sense of eternity in people’s minds. Yet, mortals still can’t grasp what God is doing from the beginning to the end ⌊of time⌋.
12. I realize that there’s nothing better for them to do than to be cheerful and enjoy what is good in their lives.