一切都有定時

自傳道書第三章（Ecclesiastes 3) :

“凡事都有定期，天下萬務都有定時。

生有時，死有時。
栽種有時，拔出所栽種的也有時。
殺戮有時，醫治有時。
拆毀有時，建造有時。
哭有時，笑有時。
哀慟有 時，跳舞有時。
拋擲石頭有時，堆聚石頭有時。
懷抱有時，不懷抱有時。
尋找有時，失落有時。
保守有時，捨棄有時。
撕裂有時，縫補有時。
靜默有時，言語有時。
喜愛有時，恨惡有時。
爭戰有時，和好有時

……我心裡說，神必審判義人和惡人。因為在那裡，各樣事務，一切工作，都有定時。”

1To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:

2A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;

3A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;

4A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;

5A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;

6A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;

7A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;

8A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.

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17I said in mine heart, God shall judge the righteous and the wicked: for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work.

這可能是聖經中最美的章節之一，也曾出自國父孫中山先生余致力國民革命之名言。

雖不是教徒，但我相信書中定義和確實是沒有人能爭辯的。


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