For everything there is a season,

and a time for every matter under the sun:

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 generation comes, and a generation goes,

but the earth remains forever.

- Ecclesiastes