a time to tear and a time to sew; a time to be silent and a time to speak;

撕裂有时，缝补有时；静默有时，言语有时；

撕裂有时，缝补有时；沉默有时，说话有时；

撕裂有时，缝补有时；沉默有时，说话有时；

撕裂有时，缝合有时；沉默有时，发言有时；

撕裂有时，缝补有时；静默有时，讲话有时；

撕裂有时，缝合有时；静默有时，说话有时；

撕裂有時，縫補有時；靜默有時，言語有時；

撕裂有時，縫補有時；沉默有時，說話有時；

撕裂有時，縫補有時；沉默有時，說話有時；

撕裂有時，縫合有時；沉默有時，發言有時；

撕裂有時，縫補有時；靜默有時，講話有時；

撕裂有時，縫補有時；靜默有時，說話有時；

撕裂有時，縫合有時；靜默有時，說話有時；

裂有其時、縫有其時、默有其時、言有其時、

有時可分裂、有時可彌縫、有時可默、有時可言、

裂有時、補有時、默有時、言有時、

a time to tear and a time to mend, a time to be silent and a time to speak,

There is a time to tear. And there’s a time to mend. There is a time to be silent. And there’s a time to speak.

a time to tear, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;

A time to tear and a time to mend. A time to be quiet and a time to speak.

A time to tear apart and a time to sew together; A time to be silent and a time to speak.

A time to tear, And a time to sew; A time to keep silence, And a time to speak;

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

a time to tear and a time to sew; a time to be silent and a time to speak;

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

A time to rip, and a time to sew; a time to keep silent, and a time to speak.

a time to tear, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;

Therefore, those who have insight will keep silent at such a time, for the days are evil.

for we are unable to stop speaking about what we have seen and heard.”

Do not rely on a friend; don’t trust in a close companion. Seal your mouth from the woman who lies in your arms.

Mordecai told the messenger to reply to Esther,“ Don’t think that you will escape the fate of all the Jews because you are in the king’s palace.If you keep silent at this time, relief and deliverance will come to the Jewish people from another place, but you and your father’s family will be destroyed. Who knows, perhaps you have come to your royal position for such a time as this.”

Let him sit alone and be silent, for God has disciplined him.

She knelt at his feet and said,“ The guilt is mine, my lord, but please let your servant speak to you directly. Listen to the words of your servant.My lord should pay no attention to this worthless fool Nabal, for he lives up to his name: His name means‘ stupid,’ and stupidity is all he knows. I, your servant, didn’t see my lord’s young men whom you sent.Now my lord, as surely as the LORD lives and as you yourself live— it is the LORD who kept you from participating in bloodshed and avenging yourself by your own hand— may your enemies and those who intend to harm my lord be like Nabal.Let this gift your servant has brought to my lord be given to the young men who follow my lord.Please forgive your servant’s offense, for the LORD is certain to make a lasting dynasty for my lord because he fights the LORD’s battles. Throughout your life, may evil not be found in you.“ Someone is pursuing you and intends to take your life. My lord’s life is tucked safely in the place where the LORD your God protects the living, but he is flinging away your enemies’ lives like stones from a sling.When the LORD does for my lord all the good he promised you and appoints you ruler over Israel,there will not be remorse or a troubled conscience for my lord because of needless bloodshed or my lord’s revenge. And when the LORD does good things for my lord, may you remember me your servant.”Then David said to Abigail,“ Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, who sent you to meet me today!May your discernment be blessed, and may you be blessed. Today you kept me from participating in bloodshed and avenging myself by my own hand.Otherwise, as surely as the LORD God of Israel lives, who prevented me from harming you, if you had not come quickly to meet me, Nabal wouldn’t have had any males left by morning light.”Then David accepted what she had brought him and said,“ Go home in peace. See, I have heard what you said and have granted your request.”Then Abigail went to Nabal, and there he was in his house, holding a feast fit for a king. Nabal’s heart was cheerful, and he was very drunk, so she didn’t say anything to him until morning light.In the morning when Nabal sobered up, his wife told him about these events. His heart died and he became a stone.About ten days later, the LORD struck Nabal dead.When David heard that Nabal was dead, he said,“ Blessed be the LORD who championed my cause against Nabal’s insults and restrained his servant from doing evil. The LORD brought Nabal’s evil deeds back on his own head.” Then David sent messengers to speak to Abigail about marrying him.When David’s servants came to Abigail at Carmel, they said to her,“ David sent us to bring you to him as a wife.”She stood up, paid homage with her face to the ground, and said,“ Here I am, your servant, a slave to wash the feet of my lord’s servants.”Then Abigail got up quickly, and with her five female servants accompanying her, rode on the donkey following David’s messengers. And so she became his wife.David also married Ahinoam of Jezreel, and the two of them became his wives.But Saul gave his daughter Michal, David’s wife, to Palti son of Laish, who was from Gallim.

Speak up for those who have no voice, for the justice of all who are dispossessed.Speak up, judge righteously, and defend the cause of the oppressed and needy.

For my people and I have been sold to destruction, death, and annihilation. If we had merely been sold as male and female slaves, I would have kept silent. Indeed, the trouble wouldn’t be worth burdening the king.”

Rescue those being taken off to death, and save those stumbling toward slaughter.If you say,“ But we didn’t know about this,” won’t he who weighs hearts consider it? Won’t he who protects your life know? Won’t he repay a person according to his work?

Now Elihu had waited to speak to Job because they were all older than he.But when he saw that the three men could not answer Job, he became angry.So Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite replied: I am young in years, while you are old; therefore I was timid and afraid to tell you what I know.I thought that age should speak and maturity should teach wisdom.But it is the spirit in a person— the breath from the Almighty— that gives anyone understanding.It is not only the old who are wise or the elderly who understand how to judge.Therefore I say,“ Listen to me. I too will declare what I know.”Look, I waited for your conclusions; I listened to your insights as you sought for words.I paid close attention to you. Yet no one proved Job wrong; not one of you refuted his arguments.So do not claim,“ We have found wisdom; let God deal with him, not man.”But Job has not directed his argument to me, and I will not respond to him with your arguments.Job’s friends are dismayed and can no longer answer; words have left them.Should I continue to wait now that they are silent, now that they stand there and no longer answer?I too will answer; yes, I will tell what I know.For I am full of words, and my spirit compels me to speak.My heart is like unvented wine; it is about to burst like new wineskins.I must speak so that I can find relief; I must open my lips and respond.I will be partial to no one, and I will not give anyone an undeserved title.For I do not know how to give such titles; otherwise, my Maker would remove me in an instant.

When Reuben returned to the pit and saw that Joseph was not there, he tore his clothes.

For how can I go back to my father without the boy? I could not bear to see the grief that would overwhelm my father.”

Jonathan spoke well of David to his father, Saul. He said to him,“ The king should not sin against his servant David. He hasn’t sinned against you; in fact, his actions have been a great advantage to you.He took his life in his hands when he struck down the Philistine, and the LORD brought about a great victory for all Israel. You saw it and rejoiced, so why would you sin against innocent blood by killing David for no reason?”

Then David took hold of his clothes and tore them, and all the men with him did the same.

But Judah approached him and said,“ My lord, please let your servant speak personally to my lord. Do not be angry with your servant, for you are like Pharaoh.

Why are we just sitting here? Gather together; let’s enter the fortified cities and perish there, for the LORD our God has destroyed us. He has given us poisoned water to drink, because we have sinned against the LORD.

Then Jacob tore his clothes, put sackcloth around his waist, and mourned for his son many days.

When the king heard the woman’s words, he tore his clothes. Then, as he was passing by on the wall, the people saw that there was sackcloth under his clothes next to his skin.

I was speechless and quiet; I kept silent, even from speaking good, and my pain intensified.

When the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes and asked,“ Am I God, killing and giving life, that this man expects me to cure a man of his skin disease? Recognize that he is only picking a fight with me.”

But they kept silent; they didn’t say anything, for the king’s command was,“ Don’t answer him.”

When Ahab heard these words, he tore his clothes, put sackcloth over his body, and fasted. He lay down in sackcloth and walked around subdued.

David then ordered Joab and all the people who were with him,“ Tear your clothes, put on sackcloth, and mourn over Abner.” And King David walked behind the coffin.

Tear your hearts, not just your clothes, and return to the LORD your God. For he is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in faithful love, and he relents from sending disaster.

As they heard all these words, the king and all his servants did not become terrified or tear their clothes.

Now he came near the path down the Mount of Olives, and the whole crowd of the disciples began to praise God joyfully with a loud voice for all the miracles they had seen:Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord. Peace in heaven and glory in the highest heaven!Some of the Pharisees from the crowd told him,“ Teacher, rebuke your disciples.”He answered,“ I tell you, if they were to keep silent, the stones would cry out.”

Peter got up and went with them. When he arrived, they led him to the room upstairs. And all the widows approached him, weeping and showing him the robes and clothes that Dorcas had made while she was with them.

In that day the temple songs will become wailing”— this is the Lord GOD’s declaration.“ Many dead bodies, thrown everywhere! Silence!”

Then they sat on the ground with him seven days and nights, but no one spoke a word to him because they saw that his suffering was very intense.