Ecclesiastes 3:5-7

New International Reader's Version

⁵ There is a time to scatter stones.
    And there’s a time to gather them.
There is a time to embrace someone.
    And there’s a time not to embrace.
⁶ There is a time to search.
    And there’s a time to stop searching.
There is a time to keep.
    And there’s a time to throw away.
⁷ There is a time to tear.
    And there’s a time to mend.
There is a time to be silent.
    And there’s a time to speak.