For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven;
凡事都有定期，天下万物都有定时。
A time to be born, and a time to die;
生有时，死有时。
A time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted;
栽种有时，拔出所栽种的，也有时。
A time to kill, and a time to heal;
杀戮有时，医治有时。
A time to break down, and a time to build up;
拆毁有时，建造有时。
A time to weep, and a time to laugh;
哭有时，笑有时。
A time to mourn, and a time to dance;
哀恸有时，跳舞有时。
A time to throw away stones, and a time to gather stones together;
抛掷石头有时，堆聚石头有时。
A time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
怀抱有时，不怀抱有时。
A time to seek, and a time to lose;
寻找有时，失落有时。
A time to keep, and a time to cast away;
保守有时，舍弃有时。
A time to tear, and a time to sew;
撕裂有时，缝补有时。
A time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
静默有时，言语有时。
A time to love, and a time to hate;
喜爱有时，恨恶有时。
A time for war; and a time for peace.
争战有时，和平有时。
--聖經 傳道書 3:1-8