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There is a time to kill
    and a time to heal.
There is a time to destroy
    and a time to build.
There is a time to cry
    and a time to laugh.
There is a time to be sad
    and a time to dance with joy.
There is a time to throw weapons down
    and a time to pick them up.[a]
There is a time to hug someone
    and a time to stop holding so tightly.

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Footnotes

  1. Ecclesiastes 3:5 Literally, “There is a time to throw stones away and a time to gather stones.”

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