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Ecclesiastes 4:11

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible · John Gill (1697–1771) · Public Domain

Again, if two lie together, then they have heat,.... The Targum adds, in the winter; when it is a cold season, they warm one another by lying together. The Targum interprets it of a man and his wife; it is true of others; see 1Ki 1:1;but how can one be warm [alone]?

not soon, nor easily, in time of cold weather.

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