Löydetty 2650 Tulokset: Old

• The fool, by his scolding, mars all; never yet did eye brighten over a churl’s giving. (Ecclesiasticus 18, 18)

• and thou dost well to believe less than is told thee. Slips there are of the tongue when mind is innocent; (Ecclesiasticus 19, 16)

• Reproof there is that no good brings, as the event shews; the mistaken reproof that anger prompts in a quarrel. And a man may shew prudence by holding his tongue. (Ecclesiasticus 19, 28)

• What use to make a good bargain, if thou must pay for it sevenfold? (Ecclesiasticus 20, 12)

• Sinned if thou hast, my son, be not emboldened to sin further; to prayer be-take thee, and efface the memory of sins past. (Ecclesiasticus 21, 1)

• Precious as an ornament of gold, close-fitting as a bracelet to the right arm, is instruction to a wise man. (Ecclesiasticus 21, 24)

• Folly sets foot over every threshold, where the experienced mind stands, as in a royal presence, abashed; (Ecclesiasticus 21, 25)

• Here is the lore, my sons, of the tongue’s use; hold fast by it, and thy own lips shall never be thy undoing, to ensnare thee in heinous wrong. (Ecclesiasticus 23, 7)

• and now, no less faithfully, I made Sion my stronghold, the holy city my resting-place, Jerusalem my throne. (Ecclesiasticus 24, 15)

• What but the law Moses enjoined, with the duties it prescribes, the inheritance it bestows, the promises it holds out? (Ecclesiasticus 24, 33)

• Solemnly he pledged himself to give his servant David an heir most valiant, that should hold his royal throne for ever. (Ecclesiasticus 24, 34)

• poor man that is proud, rich man that is a liar, old man that is fond and foolish. (Ecclesiasticus 25, 4)