6 He sets the time for finding and the time for losing,the time for saving and the time for throwing away,
7 the time for tearing and the time for mending,the time for silence and the time for talk.
8 He sets the time for love and the time for hate,the time for war and the time for peace.
9 What do we gain from all our work?
10 I know the heavy burdens that God has laid on us.
11 He has set the right time for everything. He has given us a desire to know the future, but never gives us the satisfaction of fully understanding what he does.
12 So I realized that all we can do is to be happy and do the best we can while we are still alive.