Ecclesiastes 3:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Bible Comments

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

"The healing art, when out of season used,

Pernicious proves, and serves to hasten death.

But timely medicines drooping nature raise,

And health restore - Now, Justice wields her sword

With wholesome rigour, nor the offender spares:

But Mercy now is more expedient found.

On crazy fabrics ill-timed cost bestow'd

No purpose answers, when discretion bids

To pull them down, and wait a season fit

To build anew."

Ecclesiastes 3:3

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