"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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And he said unto the people, Be ready against the third day: come not at your wives.
And command ye them, saying, Take you hence out of the midst of Jordan, out of the place where the priests' feet stood firm, twelve stones, and ye shall carry them over with you, and leave them in the lodging place, where ye shall lodge this night.
And it came to pass at the time of the going down of the sun, that Joshua commanded, and they took them down off the trees, and cast them into the cave wherein they had been hid, and laid great stones in the cave's mouth, which remain until this very day.
And the priest answered David, and said, There is no common bread under mine hand, but there is hallowed bread; if the young men have kept themselves at least from women.
And they took Absalom, and cast him into a great pit in the wood, and laid a very great heap of stones upon him: and all Israel fled every one to his tent.
His left hand is under my head, and his right hand doth embrace me.
Defraud ye not one the other, except it be with consent for a time, that ye may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again, that Satan tempt you not for your incontinency.
Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the elders, gather the children, and those that suck the breasts: let the bridegroom go forth of his chamber, and the bride out of her closet.
And they beat down the cities, and on every good piece of land cast every man his stone, and filled it; and they stopped all the wells of water, and felled all the good trees: only in Kirharaseth left they the stones thereof; howbeit the slingers went about it, and smote it.
A time to take stones away and a time to get stones together; a time for kissing and a time to keep from kissing;
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, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
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, And a time to heap up stones. A time to embrace, And a time to be far from embracing.