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As for the Jews, when they heard Nicanor was on the march, with all this rabble of alien folk, they cast earth on their heads and betook themselves to prayer. Was it not God’s appointment, his people he should evermore preserve? Was he not wont to protect them with signal marks of his favour? (2 Maccabees 14, 15)
The hasty blow missed its aim; and now, with a rabble of men pouring in through the doors he made gallantly for the outer wall, and never hesitated to cast himself down, there in the heart of the crowd. (2 Maccabees 14, 43)
till he stood on a sheer rock above them. And there, for now he had no blood left in him, he laid hold of his own entrails, and with both hands cast them into the crowd beneath, calling upon the Lord, giver of life and breath, to restore these same to his body; and so died. (2 Maccabees 14, 46)
bidding them cut the blaspheming tongue in pieces and cast it to the birds, nail the rash hand to the temple’s face. (2 Maccabees 15, 33)
A good wife found is treasure found; the Lord is filling thy cup with happiness. (A good wife cast away is treasure cast away; leave to fools, and godless fools, the adulterous embrace.✻ ) (Proverbs 18, 22)
A noble harvest good men reap from their labours; wisdom is a root which never yet cast its crop. (Wisdom of Solomon 3, 15)
and now they are reckoned as God’s own children, now it is among his holy ones that their lot is cast.✻ (Wisdom of Solomon 5, 5)
proud thrones cast down, to make room for the oppressed, (Ecclesiasticus 10, 17)
ready to interpret good things amiss, and cast blame on the innocent. (Ecclesiasticus 11, 33)
Linger never with a fool in talk, nor cast in thy lot with his; (Ecclesiasticus 22, 14)
And still they are cast off, these children of Jacob, the Lord’s own people; ever since they grew rich, like the men who went before them,✻ and began to trust in divination, like the Philistines, and to ally themselves with men of alien breed. (Isaiah 2, 6)
Sad days for the fisher-folk; never a hook cast, never a net sunk, all is grief and repining. (Isaiah 19, 8)
