Rashi, on Eccl 3:7

“A time to rend, and a time to sew. A time to keep silence, and a time to speak.”

“A time to rend the kingdom of the House of David, as it is said (I Kings 14:8): “And I tore the kingdom, etc.” and a time to sew (Ezek. 37:17): “and they shall be one in your hand”; (ibid. verse 22): “neither shall they any longer be divided into two kingdoms.” a time to be silent Sometimes a person is silent and receives a reward, as it is said (Lev. 10:3): “and Aaron was silent,” and he merited that the Divine speech be especially addressed to him, as it is said (ibid. verse 8): “And the Lord spoke to Aaron: Drink neither wine nor strong drink.” and a time to speak (Exod. 15:1): “Then Moses... sang”; (Jud. 5:1): “Now Deborah...sang”; (Hos. 14:3): “Take words with you.””

Hebrew and Aramaic words are the commentator’s citations of the sacred text; the English translation that follows each is the translator’s.

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.