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To every thing there is a season

From The Bible, Old Testament Ecclesiastes iii

To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:

• 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.