God Has Ordained the Ebb and Flow of Human Activities

3 For everything there is an appointed time, a time for every matter under heaven:

• 2 [fn] and a time to die;a time to plant and a time to root up what is planted;
• 3  a time to break down and a time to build up;
• 4  a time to mourn and a time to dance;
• 5  a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing;
• 6  a time to keep and a time to throw away;
• 7  a time to be silent and a time to speak;
• 8  a time for war and a time for peace.

9 What does the worker gain in his toil?