凡事都有定期，天下万务都有定时。 生有时，死有时。栽种有时，拔出所栽种的，也有时。 杀戮有时，医治有时。拆毁有时，建造有时。 哭有时，笑有时。哀恸有时，跳舞有时。 抛掷石头有时，堆聚石头有时。怀抱有时，不怀抱有时。 寻找有时，失落有时。保守有时，舍弃有时。 撕裂有时，缝补有时。静默有时，言语有时。 喜爱有时，恨恶有时。争战有时，和好有时。
For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted; a time to kill, and a time to heal; 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 seek, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away; a time to tear, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak; a time to love, and a time to hate; a time for war, and a time for peace.
传道书 Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 ESV