For man knoweth not his time, but like as the fish are taken with the angle and as the birds are caught with the snare: Even so are men taken in the perilous time, when it cometh suddenly upon them.

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;

A time to slay, and a time to make whole; 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 cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; A time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;

A time to win, and a time to lose; A time to spare, and a time to spend;

A time to cut in pieces, and a time to sew together; A time to keep silence, and a time to speak;

A time to love, and a time to hate; A time of war, and a time of peace.

Use well the time of prosperity and remember the time of misfortune: For God maketh one by the other, so that a man can find nothing else.

Dead flies corrupt sweet ointment and make it to stink. Even so, oft times, he that hath been had in estimation for wisdom and honour is abhorred because of a little foolishness.