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I will incline my ear to a parable. I will open my case with the psaltery. (Psalms 48, 5)
And I put on a haircloth as my garment, and I became a parable to them. (Psalms 68, 12)
Fire consumed their young men, and their virgins were not lamented. (Psalms 77, 63)
young men and virgins. Let the older men with the younger men, praise the name of the Lord. (Psalms 148, 12)
And the leaders and elders mourned, and the virgins and young men became weak, and the splendor of the women was changed. (1 Maccabees 1, 27)
And the women, wrapped with haircloth around the chest, flowed together through the streets. And even the virgins, who were cloistered, rushed forth to Onias, and others rushed to the walls, and, truly, certain ones looked through the windows. (2 Maccabees 3, 19)
Therefore, a massacre occurred of youths and elders, an extermination of women and children, a killing of virgins and little ones. (2 Maccabees 5, 13)
He shall turn his soul to a parable and to its interpretation, to the words of the wise and their enigmas. (Proverbs 1, 6)
In the manner of a lame man who has beautiful legs to no purpose, so also is a parable unfit for the mouth of the foolish. (Proverbs 26, 7)
In the manner of a thorn, if it were to spring up from the hand of a drunkard, so also is a parable in the mouth of the foolish. (Proverbs 26, 9)
A parable from the mouth of a fool will be rejected. For he does not speak it at the proper time. (Ecclesiasticus 20, 22)
you will accept this parable against the king of Babylon, and you will say: “How is it that the oppressor has ceased, along with his tribute? (Isaiah 14, 4)
