Ecclesiastes 4:11

Bible in Basic English (1941)

So again, if two are sleeping together they are warm, but how may one be warm by himself?

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  • 1 Kgs 1:1-4 : 1 Now King David was old and far on in years; and though they put covers over him, his body was cold. 2 So his servants said to him, Let search be made for a young virgin for my lord the king, to take care of him and be waiting on him; and you may take her in your arms, and so my lord the king will be warm. 3 So after searching through all the land of Israel for a fair young girl, they saw Abishag the Shunammite, and took her to the king. 4 Now she was very beautiful; and she took care of the king, waiting on him at all times; but the king had no connection with her.

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