A timeto tearapartand a timeto sewtogether;A timeto be silentand a timeto speak.
Now Reubenreturnedto the pit,and behold,Josephwas not in the pit;so he torehis garments.
So Jacobtorehis clothes,and putsackclothon his loinsand mournedfor his sonmanydays.
Then Judahapproachedhim, and said,"Ohmy lord,may your servantpleasespeaka wordin my lord'sears,and do not be angrywith your servant;for you are equal to Pharaoh.
"For howshall I goup to my fatherif the ladis not with me-- for fearthat I seethe evilthat would overtakemy father?"
Then Davidtookholdof his clothesand torethem, and [so] also[did] allthe menwho[were] with him.
Then Davidsaidto Joaband to allthe peoplewhowere with him, "Tearyour clothesand girdon sackclothand lamentbeforeAbner."And KingDavidwalkedbehindthe bier.
It cameabout when Ahabheardthesewords,that he torehis clothesand puton sackclothand fasted,and he layin sackclothand wentabout despondently.
But the peoplewere silentand answeredhim not a word,for the king'scommandmentwas, "Do not answerhim."
When the kingof Israelreadthe letter,he torehis clothesand said,"Am I God,to killand to makealive,that thisman is sending[word] to me to curea manof his leprosy?But considernow,and seehowhe is seekinga quarrelagainst me."
When the kingheardthe wordsof the woman,he torehis clothes--now he was passingby on the wall--and the peoplelooked,and behold,he had sackclothbeneathon his body.
for we have been sold,I and my people,to be destroyed,to be killedand to be annihilated.Now ifwe had only been soldas slaves,men and women,I would have remainedsilent,for the troublewould not be commensuratewith the annoyanceto the king."
Then they satdownon the groundwith him for sevendaysand sevennightswith noonespeakinga wordto him, for they sawthat [his] painwas verygreat.
I was muteand silent,I refrained[even] from good,And my sorrowgrewworse.
A timeto searchand a timeto giveup as lost;A timeto keepand a timeto throwaway.
But they were silentand answeredhim not a word;for the king'scommandmentwas, "Do not answerhim."
Yet the kingand allhis servantswho heardallthesewordswere not afraid,nordid they rendtheir garments.
Whyare we sittingstill?Assembleyourselves, and let us gointo the fortifiedcitiesAnd let us perishthere,Becausethe LORDour Godhas doomedus And givenus poisonedwaterto drink,For we have sinnedagainst the LORD.
Let him sitaloneand be silentSinceHe has laid[it] on him.
And rendyour heartand not your garments."Now returnto the LORDyour God,For He is graciousand compassionate,Slowto anger,aboundingin lovingkindnessAnd relentingof evil.
Thereforeat sucha timethe prudentperson keepssilent,for it is an eviltime.
"The songsof the palacewill turnto wailingin that day,"declaresthe LordGOD."Many[will be] the corpses;in everyplacethey will castthem forth in silence."
Do not trustin a neighbor;Do not haveconfidencein a friend.From her who liesin your bosomGuardyour lips.
for we cannotstopspeakingabout whatwe have seenand heard."
SoPeteraroseand wentwith them. When he arrived,they broughthim into the upper room;and allthe widowsstood besidehim, weepingand showingallthe tunicsand garmentsthat Dorcasused to makewhileshe was with them.
So Saulsaidto his uncle,"He toldus plainlythat the donkeyshad been found."But he did not tellhim about the matterof the kingdomwhichSamuelhad mentioned.
