4 And the honeycomb of bees is not to be compared with it. (ODE)
Odes of Solomon 30:4
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1 As the honey distills from the comb of the bees, (ODE) 2 And the milk flows from the woman that loves her children; (ODE)
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Wisdom of Solomon 16:20–22
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18 With me are riches and honor, enduring wealth and righteousness. 19 My fruit is better than gold, pure gold, and my harvest surpasses choice silver. 20 I walk in the way of righteousness, along the paths of justice,
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2 Don’t commend a man for his good looks. Don’t abhor a man for his outward appearance. (WEB) 3 The bee is little among flying creatures, but what it produces is the best of confections. (WEB) 4 Don’t boast about the clothes you wear, and don’t exalt yourself in the day of honor… (WEB)
Book of Enoch 31:2–3
2 And beyond these mountains I saw another mountain ⌈to the east of the ends of the earth⌉, ⌈⌈whereon were aloe-trees⌉⌉, and all the trees were full of stacte, being like almond-trees. (ENO) 3 And when one burnt it, it smelt sweeter than any fragrant odour. (ENO)
2 Samuel 23:3–5
3 The God of Israel spoke; the Rock of Israel said to me, ‘He who rules the people with justice, who rules in the fear of God, 4 is like the light of the morning at sunrise of a cloudless dawn, the glistening after the rain on the sprouting grass of the earth.’ 5 Is…
Sirach 38:7–9
7 With them he heals and takes away pain. (WEB) 8 With these, the pharmacist makes a mixture. God’s works won’t be brought to an end. From him, peace is upon the face of the earth. (WEB) 9 My son, in your sickness don’t be negligent, but pray to the Lord, and he will heal you. (WEB)
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