Ecclesiastes 3:3-5

Easy-to-Read Version

³ There is a time to kill
    and a time to heal.
There is a time to destroy
    and a time to build.
⁴ There is a time to cry
    and a time to laugh.
There is a time to be sad
    and a time to dance with joy.
⁵ There is a time to throw weapons down
    and a time to pick them up.^[a]
There is a time to hug someone
    and a time to stop holding so tightly.