Ecclesiastes 3:1-9 - God Has Ordained The Ebb And Flow Of Human Activities

1 For everything there [is] an appointed time, a time for every matter under heaven: 2 a time to bear and a time to die; a time to plant and a time to root up [what 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 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] war and a time [for] peace.

9 What does the worker gain in his toil?