Ecclesiastes 3:5-7

International Standard Version

⁵ a time to scatter stones, and a time to gather stones;
    a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
⁶ a time to search, and a time to give up searching;^[a]
    a time to keep, and a time to discard;
⁷ a time to tear, and a time to mend;
    a time to be silent, and a time to speak;