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Well Simon knew it was treacherously spoken; yet he gave orders, both money and hostages should be surrendered. A bitter grudge Israel’s people would bear him, if they had cause to say, (1 Maccabees 13, 17)
Here was one that had restored the fortunes of his race, and rid Israel of its foes. So they gave him exemption from public burdens, and inscribed their decree on tablets of bronze, fastened to pillars which were set up on mount Sion. (1 Maccabees 14, 26)
Once again✻ king Antiochus laid siege to Dora, bringing fresh force to bear, and devising fresh engines; and ever he kept Tryphon hemmed in, so that escape was none. (1 Maccabees 15, 25)
And here, in this same document, the story was told, how a divine oracle came to Jeremias, and he must needs go out, with tabernacle and ark to bear him company, to the very mountain Moses climbed long ago, when he had sight of God’s domain.✻ (2 Maccabees 2, 4)
at Garizim Andronicus and Menelaus, heaviest burden of all for the folk to bear. (2 Maccabees 5, 23)
Bred worms at last in that sinful body, and he lived yet, though miserably enough, to see his own flesh rot away, till his own men could not bear the foul stench of him; (2 Maccabees 9, 9)
When a man is blessed, it is his own words that bear fruit; never son of Adam but had the lot his deeds deserved. (Proverbs 12, 14)
Busy hands, hands that shall bear the sceptre; idle hands, hands that shall bring tribute. (Proverbs 12, 24)
Better meet the she-bear reft of her cubs, than a fool in his blind confidence. (Proverbs 17, 12)
All mortal ills the spirit of man can bear; if the spirit itself be impatient, there is no lightening his lot. (Proverbs 18, 14)
As mouth speaks, belly shall find its fare; a man’s own words bear the fruit that must needs content him. (Proverbs 18, 20)
Never oppress the poor; his poverty protects him; never bear hard on the friendless at law; (Proverbs 22, 22)
