Ecclesiastes 3:1-9 - God Has Ordained The Ebb And Flow Of Human Activities
1 Every thing hath a time; yea, all that is under the heaven, hath his convenient season. 2 There is a time to be born, and a time to die. There is a time to plant, and a time to pluck up the thing, that is planted; 3 A time to slay, and a time to make whole; 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 win, and a time to lose; A time to spare, and a time to spend; 7 A time to cut in pieces, and a time to sew together; A time to keep silence, and a time to speak; 8 A time to love, and a time to hate; A time of war, and a time of peace.
9 What else hath a man that doth anything, but weariness and labour?