Ecclesiastes 3:4-11

⁴There is a time to cry, and there is a time to laugh. There is a time to mourn, and there is a time to dance joyfully.

⁵There is a time to throw away stones from a field, and there is a time to gather stones to build walls/houses. There is a time to embrace people, and there is a time to not embrace people.

⁶There is a time to search for things, and there is a time to stop searching for things. There is a time to keep/save things, and there is a time to throw things away.

⁷There is a time to tear our old clothes, and there is a time to mend clothes. There is a time to say nothing, and there is a time when we should speak.

⁸There is a time when we should love things that people do, and there is a time when we should hate things that people do. There is a time for war, and there is a time for peace.

⁹◄What do people gain from all the work that they do?/It seems that people gain very little from all the work that they do RHQ►.

¹⁰I have seen the work that God has given people to do.

¹¹God has appointed a time that is right/correct for everything to happen. He has also caused people to realize that there are things that will endure forever. But in spite of that, no one can completely understand everything that God has done, from the time that he starts doing things until he finishes them.