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Years passed, and God’s will was that Nehemias should come back, holding the Persian king’s warrant. Nehemias it was that had search made for the fire, and by the grandsons of those very priests that hid it; but they made report, fire they could find none, only a puddle of water.✻ (2 Maccabees 1, 20)
And what did Nehemias? He would have some of the water drawn and fetched to him; with this water, once the sacrifice was laid on the altar, both the wood and the offerings themselves must be sprinkled. (2 Maccabees 1, 21)
and when all was finished, Nehemias would have them drench great stones with the water that was left. (2 Maccabees 1, 31)
The news travelled, till the Persian king himself was told how water appeared where exiled priests had hidden the fire, how, with this water, Nehemias and his company had bathed the sacrifice. (2 Maccabees 1, 33)
Nothing but wine to take, nothing but water, thy health forbids; vary thy drinking,✻ and thou shalt find content. So it is with reading; if the book be too nicely polished at every point, it grows wearisome. So here we will have done with it. (2 Maccabees 15, 40)
but oh, the dregs of that cup are bitter; a two-edged sword brings no sharper pang. (Proverbs 5, 4)
Ay, but poverty will not wait, the day of distress will not wait, like an armed vagabond it will fall upon thee! (Wouldst thou see the good grain flow like water, wouldst thou see poverty take wing, thou must be up and doing.✻ ) (Proverbs 6, 11)
Already I lay in the womb, when the depths were not yet in being, when no springs of water had yet broken; (Proverbs 8, 24)
who fails, fails at his own bitter cost; to be my enemy is to be in love with death. (Proverbs 8, 36)
He is thy friend, who is thy friend at all times; of a brother’s love there is no test like adversity. (Proverbs 17, 17)
Good news from a far land, refreshing as cold water to parched lips. (Proverbs 25, 25)
Full-fed spurns the honeycomb; to Hunger’s lips, bitter is sweet. (Proverbs 27, 7)
