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the lizard you can take in your hands, yet it is in kings' palaces. (Proverbs 30, 28)
Give not your strength to women, your ways to those who destroy kings. (Proverbs 31, 3)
It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, or for rulers to desire strong drink; (Proverbs 31, 4)
I also gathered for myself silver and gold and the treasure of kings and provinces; I got singers, both men and women, and many concubines, man's delight. (Ecclesiastes 2, 8)
My son, beware of anything beyond these. Of making many books there is no end, and much study is a weariness of the flesh. (Ecclesiastes 12, 12)
Listen therefore, O kings, and understand; learn, O judges of the ends of the earth. (Wisdom of Solomon 6, 1)
She entered the soul of a servant of the Lord, and withstood dread kings with wonders and signs. (Wisdom of Solomon 10, 16)
Whereas many great teachings have been given to us through the law and the prophets and the others that followed them, on account of which we should praise Israel for instruction and wisdom; and since it is necessary not only that the readers themselves should acquire understanding but also that those who love learning should be able to help the outsiders by both speaking and writing, my grandfather Jesus, after devoting himself especially to the reading of the law and the prophets and the other books of our fathers, and after acquiring considerable proficiency in them, was himself also led to write something pertaining to instruction and wisdom, in order that, by becoming conversant with this also, those who love learning should make even greater progress in living according to the law. (Ecclesiasticus 1, 1)
You are urged therefore to read with good will and attention, and to be indulgent in cases where, despite out diligent labor in translating, we may seem to have rendered some phrases imperfectly. For what was originally expressed in Hebrew does not have exactly the same sense when translated into another language. Not only this work, but even the law itself, the prophecies, and the rest of the books differ not a little as originally expressed. (Ecclesiasticus 1, 15)
Do not quarrel with a rich man, lest his resources outweigh yours; for gold has ruined many, and has perverted the minds of kings. (Ecclesiasticus 9, 2)
Many kings have had to sit on the ground, but one who was never thought of has worn a crown. (Ecclesiasticus 12, 5)
By his words he caused signs to cease; the Lord glorified him in the presence of kings. He gave him commands for his people, and showed him part of his glory. (Ecclesiasticus 46, 3)
