Ecclesiastes 3:3-5

New International Reader's Version

³ There is a time to kill.
    And there’s a time to heal.
There is a time to tear down.
    And there’s a time to build up.
⁴ There is a time to weep.
    And there’s a time to laugh.
There is a time to be sad.
    And there’s a time to dance.
⁵ There is a time to scatter stones.
    And there’s a time to gather them.
There is a time to embrace someone.
    And there’s a time not to embrace.