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• God gives a man wealth, and goods, and state, till there is nothing more left for his appetites to desire; and then God denies him the enjoyment of all this, throws the coveted morsel to a stranger instead; here is frustration, here is cold comfort indeed. (Ecclesiastes 6, 2)

• Never ask why the old times were better than ours; a fool’s question. (Ecclesiastes 7, 11)

• Mine to do a king’s bidding, to hold fast by an oath taken in the name of God. (Ecclesiastes 8, 2)

• Because sentence is not pronounced upon the evil-doers without more ado, men are emboldened to live sinfully. (Ecclesiastes 8, 11)

• There was a small city once, with few men to hold it; and there was a great king that marched out against it, raised a mound and ringed it with siege-works, till it was beleaguered on every side. (Ecclesiastes 9, 14)

• Seven claims thou hast satisfied, do not refuse the eighth. Not thine to foresee what general calamities the future holds in store; (Ecclesiastes 11, 2)

• That, or else yonder cord of silver will be loosed, yonder golden skein unravelled; pitcher broken beside the fountain, wheel lost in the well;✻ (Ecclesiastes 12, 6)

• Chains of gold that neck must have, inlaid with silver. (Song of Solomon 1, 10)

• a golden frame it must have, on silver props, with cushions of purple; within are pictured tales of love, for your pleasure, maidens of Jerusalem.✻ (Song of Solomon 3, 10)

• His head dazzles like the purest gold; the hair on it lies close as the high palm-branches, raven hair. (Song of Solomon 5, 11)

• Hands well rounded; gold set with jacynth is not workmanship so delicate; body of ivory, and veins of sapphire blue; (Song of Solomon 5, 14)

• legs straight as marble columns, that stand in sockets of gold. Erect his stature as Lebanon itself, noble as Lebanon cedar. (Song of Solomon 5, 15)