Ecclesiastes 3: 1-8 . Attributed to King Solomon. Vivaldi - Concerto ‘In Due Cori’ - 2nd movement (excerpt). (King James Version) - Geoffrey Palmer
For everything there is a season
And a time for every matter under heaven
A time to be born
And a time to die
A time to plant
And a time to pluck up
What 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 throw away stones
And a time to gather stones together
A time to embrace
And a time to refrain from embracing
A time to seek
And a time to lose
A time to keep
And a time to cast away
A time to tear
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 for war
And a time for peace