A timeto weepand a timeto laugh;A timeto mournand a timeto dance.
Sarahsaid,"Godhas madelaughterfor me; everyonewho hearswill laughwith me."
Then it happened[as] the arkof the LORDcameinto the cityof Davidthat Michalthe daughterof Saullookedout of the windowand sawKingDavidleapingand dancingbeforethe LORD;and she despisedhim in her heart.
You have turnedfor me my mourninginto dancing;You have loosedmy sackclothand girdedme with gladness,
For His angeris but for a moment,His favoris for a lifetime;Weepingmay lastfor the night,But a shoutof joy[comes] in the morning.
Miriamthe prophetess,Aaron'ssister,tookthe timbrelin her hand,and allthe womenwentout afterher with timbrelsand with dancing.
A timeto throwstonesand a timeto gatherstones;A timeto embraceand a timeto shunembracing.
In the dayof prosperitybe happy,But in the dayof adversityconsider--Godhas madethe oneas wellas the otherSothat manwill not discoveranything[that will be] afterhim.
"Comfort,O comfortMy people,"saysyour God.
"Speakkindlyto Jerusalem;And callout to her, that her warfarehas ended,That her iniquityhas been removed,That she has receivedof the LORD'ShandDoublefor allher sins."
and say,'We played the flutefor you, and you did not dance;we sang a dirge,and you did not mourn.'
And Jesussaidto them, "The attendantsof the bridegroomcannotmournas longas the bridegroomis with them, can they? But the dayswill comewhenthe bridegroomis taken awayfrom them, and thenthey will fast.
Her neighborsand her relativesheardthat the Lordhad displayed His greatmercytowardher; and they were rejoicingwith her.
Rejoicewith those who rejoice,and weepwith those who weep.
For the sorrowthat is accordingto [the will] [of] Godproducesa repentancewithout regret,[leading] to salvation,but the sorrowof the worldproducesdeath.
Be miserableand mournand weep;let your laughterbe turnedinto mourningand your joyto gloom.
