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  • Then Judith came in and lay down, and Holofernes' heart was ravished with her and he was moved with great desire to possess her; for he had been waiting for an opportunity to deceive her, ever since the day he first saw her. (Judith 12, 16)

  • And Demetrius sent this message to Jonathan, "Not only will I do these things for you and your nation, but I will confer great honor on you and your nation, if I find an opportunity. (1 Maccabees 11, 42)

  • So he marched away from Jerusalem and met them in the region of Hamath, for he gave them no opportunity to invade his own country. (1 Maccabees 12, 25)

  • Now that we have the opportunity, we are firmly holding the inheritance of our fathers. (1 Maccabees 15, 34)

  • But Menelaus, thinking he had obtained a suitable opportunity, stole some of the gold vessels of the temple and gave them to Andronicus; other vessels, as it happened, he had sold to Tyre and the neighboring cities. (2 Maccabees 4, 32)

  • But he found an opportunity that furthered his mad purpose when he was invited by Demetrius to a meeting of the council and was asked about the disposition and intentions of the Jews. He answered: (2 Maccabees 14, 5)

  • Since it was not possible to oppose the king, he watched for an opportunity to accomplish this by a stratagem. (2 Maccabees 14, 29)

  • For if thou didst punish with such great care and indulgence the enemies of thy servants and those deserving of death, granting them time and opportunity to give up their wickedness, (Wisdom of Solomon 12, 20)

  • When I came to Egypt in the thirty-eighth year of the reign of Euergetes and stayed for some time, I found opportunity for no little instruction. It seemed highly necessary that I should myself devote some pains and labor to the translation of the following book, using in that period of time great watchfulness and skill in order to complete and publish the book for those living abroad who wished to gain learning, being prepared in character to live according to the law. (Ecclesiasticus 1, 27)

  • An enemy will speak sweetly with his lips, but in his mind he will plan to throw you into a pit; an enemy will weep with his eyes, but if he finds an opportunity his thirst for blood will be insatiable. (Ecclesiasticus 13, 16)

  • And if by lack of strength he is prevented from sinning, he will do evil when he finds an opportunity. (Ecclesiasticus 20, 28)

  • The wisdom of the scribe depends on the opportunity of leisure; and he who has little business may become wise. (Ecclesiasticus 39, 24)


“Quando ofendemos a justiça de Deus, apelamos à Sua misericórdia. Mas se ofendemos a Sua misericórdia, a quem podemos apelar? Ofender o Pai que nos ama e insultar quem nos auxilia é um pecado pelo qual seremos severamente julgados.” São Padre Pio de Pietrelcina