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Ecclesiastes 3:5

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

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Verse 5. Stones, with a sling, or to render a field useless. 4 Kennicott. 3:25. Isaiah 5:2.—Embraces. Countenance was sometimes prescribed for married people. Leviticus 20:18 and 1 Corinthians 7. Saint Jerome Saint Augustine Ench. 78. Calmet.—Hatred often succeeds love. verse 8 and 2 Kennicott. 13:14. Bible.

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