「生有時、死有時。栽種有時、拔出所栽種的、也有時。殺戮有時、醫治有時。拆毀有時、建造有時。哭有時、笑有時。哀慟有時、跳舞有時。拋擲石頭有時、堆聚石頭有時。懷抱有時、不懷抱有時。尋找有時、失落有時。保守有時、捨棄有時。撕裂有時、縫補有時。靜默有時、言語有時。喜愛有時、恨惡有時。爭戰有時、和好有時。⋯⋯萬物⋯⋯各按其時成為美好 。」

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'A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which 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 get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;

A time to rend, 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 of war, and a time of peace;

He hath set the world in their heart.'