Löydetty 403 Tulokset: Strange Fire

• Do not argue with anyone argumentative, do not pile wood on that fire. (Ecclesiasticus 8, 3)

• Turn your eyes away from a handsome woman, do not stare at a beauty belonging to someone else. Because of a woman's beauty, many have been undone; this makes passion flare up like a fire. (Ecclesiasticus 9, 8)

• He has set fire and water before you; put out your hand to whichever you prefer. (Ecclesiasticus 15, 16)

• Fire is kindled in a sinful society, Retribution blazes in a rebellious nation. (Ecclesiasticus 16, 6)

• A meeting of the lawless is like a heap of tow: they will end in a blazing fire. (Ecclesiasticus 21, 9)

• Fire is heralded by the reek of the furnace and smoke, so too, bloodshed by insults. (Ecclesiasticus 22, 24)

• The way a fire burns depends on its fuel, a quarrel spreads in proportion to its violence; a man's rage depends on his strength, his fury grows fiercer in proportion to his wealth. (Ecclesiasticus 28, 10)

• A sudden quarrel kindles fire, a hasty dispute leads to bloodshed. (Ecclesiasticus 28, 11)

• Similarly with the blacksmith sitting by his anvil; he considers what to do with the pig-iron, the breath of the fire scorches his skin, as he contends with the heat of the furnace; the noise of the hammer deafens him, his eyes are fixed on the pattern; he concentrates on getting the job done well and stays up late to apply the finishing touches. (Ecclesiasticus 38, 28)

• The prime needs of human beings for living are water and fire, iron and salt, wheat-flour, milk and honey, the juice of the grape, oil and clothing. (Ecclesiasticus 39, 26)

• Fire and hail, famine and death, have all been created for punishing. (Ecclesiasticus 39, 29)

• What a sponger says may sound very sweet but in his belly there burns a fire. (Ecclesiasticus 40, 30)