1. For every matter there is an appointed time, even a time for every pursuit under the heavens:
2. A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to uproot;
3. a time to slay, 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 throw away stones, and a time to gather stones; 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 throw away;
7. a time to tear, and a time to sew; a time to be silent, and a time to speak;
8. a time to love, and a time to hate; a time for battle, and a time for peace.
9. What does the worker gain from his toil?