The time poem in Eccl 3.1–8 reflects a marked structure and progression of themes. These connections suggest that the initial lines of vv. 2, 5, and 8 open their respective stanzas by focusing on a similar theme: war and peace. This thread clarifies the meaning of Qohelet’s enigmatic throwing and gathering stones, activities for which no fewer than nine interpretations have been suggested. While interpreters have favored a reference to sexual intercourse, this view is unlikely. I contend that a preferable solution modifies an earlier interpretation relating the throwing and gathering of stones to acts of wartime and peacetime. The throwing away of stones relates to the demobilization of the military, while the gathering of stones relates to the mobilization for war (1 Sam 17.40; 2 Chron 26.14–15). This interpretation offers a more consistent approach to the themes of war and peace developed in the poem’s stanzas.

第3.1-8节中的时间诗反映了主题的明显结构和进展。这些联系表明vv的初始行。2、5和8通过关注类似主题：战争与和平来打开各自的节。该线索阐明了Qohelet神秘的投掷和收集石块的含义，建议对这种活动进行不少于9种解释。尽管口译员倾向于提及性交，但这种观点不太可能。我认为，一种较可取的解决方案可以修改较早的关于将石头的投掷和收集与战时和平时期的行为联系起来的解释。扔石头与军队的复员有关，而石头的收集与战争的动员有关（1 Sam 17.40; 2 Chron 26.14-15）。