Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not inquire wisely concerning this.

(For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold now is the day of salvation.)

For out allotted time is the passing of a shadow, and there is no return from our death, because it is sealed up and no one turns back.

For all our days are passed away in thy wrath: we spend our years as a tale that is told.

For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past, and as a watch in the night.

To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which 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 cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away; A time to rend, 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 of war, and a time of peace.