6 a time to start looking anda time to stop looking,a time to keep anda time to throw away,
7 a time to tear apart anda time to sew together,a time to keep quiet anda time to speak out,
8 a time to love anda time to hate,a time for war anda time for peace.
9 What do working people gain from their hard labor?
10 I have seen mortals weighed down with a burden that God has placed on them.
11 It is beautiful how God has done everything at the right time. He has put a sense of eternity in people’s minds. Yet, mortals still can’t grasp what God is doing from the beginning to the end ⌊of time⌋.
12 I realize that there’s nothing better for them to do than to be cheerful and enjoy what is good in their lives.