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Watching care will not let a man slumber, as a sore disease breaketh sleep,

Eat as it becometh a man, those things which are set before thee; and devour not, lest thou be hated.

My son, hear me, and despise me not, and at the last thou shalt find as I told thee: in all thy works be quick, so shall there no sickness come unto thee.

Wine is as good as life to a man, if it be drunk moderately: what life is then to a man that is without wine? for it was made to make men glad.

Wine is as good as life to a man, if it be drunk moderately: what life is then to a man that is without wine? for it was made to make men glad.

If thou be made the master [of a feast,] lift not thyself up, but be among them as one of the rest; take diligent care for them, and so sit down.

A concert of musick in a banquet of wine is as a signet of carbuncle set in gold.

As a signet of an emerald set in a work of gold, so is the melody of musick with pleasant wine.

Let thy speech be short, comprehending much in few words; be as one that knoweth and yet holdeth his tongue.

They that fear the Lord shall find judgment, and shall kindle justice as a light.

A wise man hateth not the law; but he that is an hypocrite therein is as a ship in a storm.

A man of understanding trusteth in the law; and the law is faithful unto him, as an oracle.

A stallion horse is as a mocking friend, he neigheth under every one that sitteth upon him.

Why doth one day excel another, when as all the light of every day in the year is of the sun?

As the clay is in the potter’s hand, to fashion it at his pleasure: so man is in the hand of him that made him, to render to them as liketh him best.

As the clay is in the potter’s hand, to fashion it at his pleasure: so man is in the hand of him that made him, to render to them as liketh him best.

I awaked up last of all, as one that gathereth after the grapegatherers: by the blessing of the Lord I profited, and filled my winepress like a gatherer of grapes.

As long as thou livest and hast breath in thee, give not thyself over to any.

As long as thou livest and hast breath in thee, give not thyself over to any.

Set him to work, as is fit for him: if he be not obedient, put on more heavy fetters.

If thou have a servant, let him be unto thee as thyself, because thou hast bought him with a price.

If thou have a servant, entreat him as a brother: for thou hast need of him, as of thine own soul: if thou entreat him evil, and he run from thee, which way wilt thou go to seek him?

If thou have a servant, entreat him as a brother: for thou hast need of him, as of thine own soul: if thou entreat him evil, and he run from thee, which way wilt thou go to seek him?

The vision of dreams is the resemblance of one thing to another, even as the likeness of a face to a face.

Divinations, and soothsayings, and dreams, are vain: and the heart fancieth, as a woman’s heart in travail.

Whoso bringeth an offering of the goods of the poor doeth as one that killeth the son before his father’s eyes.

Give unto the most High according as he hath enriched thee; and as thou hast gotten, give with a cheerful eye.

Give unto the most High according as he hath enriched thee; and as thou hast gotten, give with a cheerful eye.

For the Lord recompenseth, and will give thee seven times as much.

Mercy is seasonable in the time of affliction, as clouds of rain in the time of drought.

As thou wast sanctified in us before them: so be thou magnified among them before us.

And let them know thee, as we have known thee, that there is no God but only thou, O God.

Gather all the tribes of Jacob together, and inherit thou them, as from the beginning.

As the palate tasteth divers kinds of venison: so doth an heart of understanding false speeches.

Consult not with one that suspecteth thee: and hide thy counsel from such as envy thee.

Give a sweet savour, and a memorial of fine flour; and make a fat offering, as not being.

My son, let tears fall down over the dead, and begin to lament, as if thou hadst suffered great harm thyself; and then cover his body according to the custom, and neglect not his burial.

Weep bitterly, and make great moan, and use lamentation, as he is worthy, and that a day or two, lest thou be evil spoken of: and then comfort thyself for thy heaviness.

Many shall commend his understanding; and so long as the world endureth, it shall not be blotted out; his memorial shall not depart away, and his name shall live from generation to generation.

Yet have I more to say, which I have thought upon; for I am filled as the moon at the full.

Hearken unto me, ye holy children, and bud forth as a rose growing by the brook of the field:

And give ye a sweet savour as frankincense, and flourish as a lily, send forth a smell, and sing a song of praise, bless the Lord in all his works.

And give ye a sweet savour as frankincense, and flourish as a lily, send forth a smell, and sing a song of praise, bless the Lord in all his works.

And none may say, What is this? wherefore is that? for at time convenient they shall all be sought out: at his commandment the waters stood as an heap, and at the words of his mouth the receptacles of waters.

His blessing covered the dry land as a river, and watered it as a flood.

His blessing covered the dry land as a river, and watered it as a flood.

As he hath turned the waters into saltness: so shall the heathen inherit his wrath.

As his ways are plain unto the holy; so are they stumblingblocks unto the wicked.

A little or nothing is his rest, and afterward he is in his sleep, as in a day of keeping watch, troubled in the vision of his heart, as if he were escaped out of a battle.

A little or nothing is his rest, and afterward he is in his sleep, as in a day of keeping watch, troubled in the vision of his heart, as if he were escaped out of a battle.

The children of the ungodly shall not bring forth many branches: but are as unclean roots upon a hard rock.

Bountifulness is as a most fruitful garden, and mercifulness endureth for ever.

Through this the treasures are opened: and clouds fly forth as fowls.

The noise of the thunder maketh the earth to tremble: so doth the northern storm and the whirlwind: as birds flying he scattereth the snow, and the falling down thereof is as the lighting of grasshoppers:

The noise of the thunder maketh the earth to tremble: so doth the northern storm and the whirlwind: as birds flying he scattereth the snow, and the falling down thereof is as the lighting of grasshoppers:

The hoarfrost also as salt he poureth on the earth, and being congealed, it lieth on the top of sharp stakes.

When the cold north wind bloweth, and the water is congealed into ice, it abideth upon every gathering together of water, and clotheth the water as with a breastplate.

It devoureth the mountains, and burneth the wilderness, and consumeth the grass as fire.

When ye glorify the Lord, exalt him as much as ye can; for even yet will he far exceed: and when ye exalt him, put forth all your strength, and be not weary; for ye can never go far enough.

When ye glorify the Lord, exalt him as much as ye can; for even yet will he far exceed: and when ye exalt him, put forth all your strength, and be not weary; for ye can never go far enough.

Who hath seen him, that he might tell us? and who can magnify him as he is?

Such as did bear rule in their kingdoms, men renowned for their power, giving counsel by their understanding, and declaring prophecies:

Such as found out musical tunes, and recited verses in writing:

And some there be, which have no memorial; who are perished, as though they had never been; and are become as though they had never been born; and their children after them.

And some there be, which have no memorial; who are perished, as though they had never been; and are become as though they had never been born; and their children after them.

Noah was found perfect and righteous; in the time of wrath he was taken in exchange [for the world;] therefore was he left as a remnant unto the earth, when the flood came.

Therefore he assured him by an oath, that he would bless the nations in his seed, and that he would multiply him as the dust of the earth, and exalt his seed as the stars, and cause them to inherit from sea to sea, and from the river unto the utmost part of the land.

Therefore he assured him by an oath, that he would bless the nations in his seed, and that he would multiply him as the dust of the earth, and exalt his seed as the stars, and cause them to inherit from sea to sea, and from the river unto the utmost part of the land.

And he compassed him with pomegranates, and with many golden bells round about, that as he went there might be a sound, and a noise made that might be heard in the temple, for a memorial to the children of his people;

Moses consecrated him, and anointed him with holy oil: this was appointed unto him by an everlasting covenant, and to his seed, so long as the heavens should remain, that they should minister unto him, and execute the office of the priesthood, and bless the people in his name.

Did not the sun go back by his means? and was not one day as long as two?

Did not the sun go back by his means? and was not one day as long as two?

And before his long sleep he made protestations in the sight of the Lord and his anointed, I have not taken any man’s goods, so much as a shoe: and no man did accuse him.

As is the fat taken away from the peace offering, so was David chosen out of the children of Israel.

He played with lions as with kids, and with bears as with lambs.

He played with lions as with kids, and with bears as with lambs.

How wise wast thou in thy youth and, as a flood, filled with understanding!

By the name of the Lord God, which is called the Lord God of Israel, thou didst gather gold as tin and didst multiply silver as lead.

By the name of the Lord God, which is called the Lord God of Israel, thou didst gather gold as tin and didst multiply silver as lead.

Then stood up Elias the prophet as fire, and his word burned like a lamp.

Then trembled their hearts and hands, and they were in pain, as women in travail.

For Ezekias had done the thing that pleased the Lord, and was strong in the ways of David his father, as Esay the prophet, who was great and faithful in his vision, had commanded him.

The remembrance of Josias is like the composition of the perfume that is made by the art of the apothecary: it is sweet as honey in all mouths, and as musick at a banquet of wine.

The remembrance of Josias is like the composition of the perfume that is made by the art of the apothecary: it is sweet as honey in all mouths, and as musick at a banquet of wine.

How shall we magnify Zorobabel? even he was as a signet on the right hand:

In his days the cistern to receive water, being in compass as the sea, was covered with plates of brass:

He was as the morning star in the midst of a cloud, and as the moon at the full:

He was as the morning star in the midst of a cloud, and as the moon at the full:

As the sun shining upon the temple of the most High, and as the rainbow giving light in the bright clouds:

As the sun shining upon the temple of the most High, and as the rainbow giving light in the bright clouds:

And as the flower of roses in the spring of the year, as lilies by the rivers of waters, and as the branches of the frankincense tree in the time of summer:

And as the flower of roses in the spring of the year, as lilies by the rivers of waters, and as the branches of the frankincense tree in the time of summer:

And as the flower of roses in the spring of the year, as lilies by the rivers of waters, and as the branches of the frankincense tree in the time of summer:

As fire and incense in the censer, and as a vessel of beaten gold set with all manner of precious stones:

As fire and incense in the censer, and as a vessel of beaten gold set with all manner of precious stones:

And as a fair olive tree budding forth fruit, and as a cypress tree which groweth up to the clouds.

And as a fair olive tree budding forth fruit, and as a cypress tree which groweth up to the clouds.

When he took the portions out of the priests’ hands, he himself stood by the hearth of the altar, compassed about, as a young cedar in Libanus; and as palm trees compassed they him round about.

When he took the portions out of the priests’ hands, he himself stood by the hearth of the altar, compassed about, as a young cedar in Libanus; and as palm trees compassed they him round about.

And hast delivered me, according to the multitude of thy mercies and greatness of thy name, from the teeth of them that were ready to devour me, and out of the hands of such as sought after my life, and from the manifold afflictions which I had;