Ecclesiastes 3:5 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Bible Comments

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

"One while domestic cares abortive prove,

And then successful. Nature now invites

Connubial pleasures: but, when languid grown,

No less rejects."

Ecclesiastes 3:5

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