A timeto throwstonesand a timeto gatherstones;A timeto embraceand a timeto shunembracing.
Thus they destroyedthe cities;and eachonethrewa stoneon everypieceof goodlandand filledit. So they stoppedallthe springsof waterand felledallthe goodtrees,untilin Kir-hareseth[only] they leftits stones;however, the slingerswentabout[it] and struckit.
He saidto the people,"Be readyfor the thirdday;do not goneara woman."
A timeto weepand a timeto laugh;A timeto mournand a timeto dance.
A timeto searchand a timeto giveup as lost;A timeto keepand a timeto throwaway.
Gatherthe people,sanctifythe congregation,Assemblethe elders,Gatherthe childrenand the nursinginfants.Let the bridegroomcomeout of his roomAnd the brideout of her [bridal] chamber.
Stopdeprivingone another,exceptby agreementfor a time,sothat you may devote yourselvesto prayer,and cometogetheragainsothat Satanwill not temptyou becauseof your lack of self-control.
It cameabout at sunsetthat Joshuagavea command,and they tookthem downfrom the treesand threwthem into the cavewherethey had hiddenthemselves, and putlargestonesoverthe mouthof the cave,to thisveryday.
