有時

凡事都有定期，天下萬務都有定時。
To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:
生有時，死有時；栽種有時，拔出所栽種的也有時；
A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;殺戮有時，醫治有時；拆毀有時，建造有時；
A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;
哭有時，笑有時；哀慟有時，跳舞有時；
A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
拋擲石頭有時，堆聚石頭有時；懷抱有時，不懷抱有時；
A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
尋找有時，失落有時；保守有時，捨棄有時；
A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;
撕裂有時，縫補有時；靜默有時，言語有時；
A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
喜愛有時，恨惡有時；爭戰有時，和好有時。
A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.
這樣看來，做事的人在他的勞碌上有甚麼益處呢？
I have seen the travail, which God hath given to the sons of men to be exercised in it.
(訓道書3:1-9)