Holy Scripture
Ecclesiastes 3:4
A church father on this verse
“"A time to weep, and a time to laugh." A time to weep, when it is the time of suffering; as when the Lord also says, "Verily I say unto you, that ye shall weep and lament." But to laugh, as concerns the resurrection: "For your sorrow," He says, "shall be turned into joy."”
Source: Septuagint
Original
4A time to weep, and a time to laugh; A time to lament, and a time to dance;
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In context
2A time of birth, and a time to die; A time to plant, and a time to pluck up what has been planted;
3A time to kill, and a time to heal; A time to pull down, and a time to build up;
— Ecclesiastes 3:4 —
5A time to throw stones, and a time to gather stones together; A time to embrace, and a time to abstain from embracing;
6A time to seek, and a time to lose; A time to keep, and a time to cast away;