To everything there is a season,   
     and a time to every purpose
     under 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 stone 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.
                 
                           Ecclesiastes 3. 1-8