Commentaries:Adam Clarke
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Ecclesiastes 3:2
A time to be born, and a time to die - plant -
"As in its mother' s womb the embryo lies
A space determined; to full growth arrived,
From its dark prison bursts, and sees the light;
So is the period fix' d when man shall drop
Into the grave - A time there is to plant,
And sow; another time to pluck and reap.
Even nations have their destined rise and fall:
Awhile they thrive; and for destruction ripe,
When grown, are rooted up like wither' d plants."
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