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And Judas? Not for nothing had he devoted body and soul, this long while, to the service of his fellow countrymen! Nicanor’s head, and one of his arms cut off from the shoulder downwards, he bade them carry to Jerusalem; (2 Maccabees 15, 30)
Idle hand, empty purse; riches come of hard work. (Who trusts in false promises, throws his food to the winds; as well may he chase bird in flight.✻ ) (Proverbs 10, 4)
Rash promises can stab the heart with remorse;✻ wise words bring healing. (Proverbs 12, 18)
All God’s promises are like metal tested in the fire; he is the sure defence of all who trust in him.✻ (Proverbs 30, 5)
Words of the Spokesman,✻ king David’s son, that reigned once at Jerusalem. (Ecclesiastes 1, 1)
I was a king in my day, I, the Spokesman; Israel my realm, Jerusalem my capital. (Ecclesiastes 1, 12)
I at least (so I flattered myself) have risen above the rest; a king so wise never reigned at Jerusalem;✻ here is a mind has reflected much, and much learned. (Ecclesiastes 1, 16)
Men-slaves I bought and women-slaves, till I had a great retinue of them; herds, too, and abundance of flocks, such as Jerusalem never saw till then. (Ecclesiastes 2, 7)
Never had Jerusalem known such wealth; yet in the midst of it, wisdom never left my side. (Ecclesiastes 2, 9)
Vow to God if thou utterest, without delay perform it, he will have no light and rash promises; vow made must be vow paid. (Ecclesiastes 5, 3)
Dreams, empty dreams, led to those glib promises of thine; content thyself rather with the fear of God.✻ (Ecclesiastes 5, 6)
Dark of skin, and yet I have beauty, daughters of Jerusalem.✻ Black are the tents they have in Cedar; black are Solomon’s own curtains; then why not I? (Song of Solomon 1, 4)
