a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to lament, and a time to dance;

And the Lord, the Lord of hosts, called in that day for weeping, and lamentation, and baldness, and for girding with sackcloth;

And the elders ceased from the gate, the chosen men ceased from their music.

The joy of our heart has ceased; our dance is turned into mourning.

They have not offered wine to the Lord, neither have their sacrifices been sweet to Him, [but] as the bread of mourning to them; all that eat them shall be defiled; for their bread for their soul shall not enter into the house of the Lord.

And the ceilings of the temple shall howl in that day, says the Lord God: [there shall be] many a fallen one in every place; I will bring silence upon [them].

And you shall say in your heart, Who has begotten me these? Whereas I [was] childless, and a widow; but who has brought up these for me? And I was left alone; but from where did these come to me?