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Again, one preparing to sail and about to voyage over raging waves calls upon a piece of wood more fragile than the ship which carries him. (Wisdom of Solomon 14, 1)
It is thy will that works of thy wisdom should not be without effect; therefore men trust their lives even to the smallest piece of wood, and passing through the billows on a raft they come safely to land. (Wisdom of Solomon 14, 5)
For blessed is the wood by which righteousness comes. (Wisdom of Solomon 14, 7)
And this became a hidden trap for mankind, because men, in bondage to misfortune or to royal authority, bestowed on objects of stone or wood the name that ought not to be shared. (Wisdom of Solomon 14, 21)
Do not argue with a chatterer, nor heap wood on his fire. (Ecclesiasticus 9, 3)
Shall the axe vaunt itself over him who hews with it, or the saw magnify itself against him who wields it? As if a rod should wield him who lifts it, or as if a staff should lift him who is not wood! (Isaiah 10, 15)
For a burning place has long been prepared; yea, for the king it is made ready, its pyre made deep and wide, with fire and wood in abundance; the breath of the LORD, like a stream of brimstone, kindles it. (Isaiah 30, 33)
and have cast their gods into the fire; for they were no gods, but the work of men's hands, wood and stone; therefore they were destroyed. (Isaiah 37, 19)
He who is impoverished chooses for an offering wood that will not rot; he seeks out a skilful craftsman to set up an image that will not move. (Isaiah 40, 20)
No one considers, nor is there knowledge or discernment to say, "Half of it I burned in the fire, I also baked bread on its coals, I roasted flesh and have eaten; and shall I make the residue of it an abomination? Shall I fall down before a block of wood?" (Isaiah 44, 19)
Instead of bronze I will bring gold, and instead of iron I will bring silver; instead of wood, bronze, instead of stones, iron. I will make your overseers peace and your taskmasters righteousness. (Isaiah 60, 17)
Therefore thus says the LORD, the God of hosts: "Because they have spoken this word, behold, I am making my words in your mouth a fire, and this people wood, and the fire shall devour them. (Jeremiah 5, 14)
