14 What would be heavier than lead? What is its name, but “Fool”? (WEB)
Sirach 22:14
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Job 6:5–7
5 Does a wild donkey bray over fresh grass, or an ox low over its fodder? 6 Is tasteless food eaten without salt, or is there flavor in the white of an egg ? 7 My soul refuses to touch them; they are loathsome food to me.
Job 28:12–14
12 But where can wisdom be found, and where does understanding dwell? 13 No man can know its value, nor is it found in the land of the living. 14 The ocean depths say, ‘It is not in me,’ while the sea declares, ‘It is not with me.’
Job 38:27–29
27 to satisfy the parched wasteland and make it sprout with tender grass? 28 Does the rain have a father? Who has begotten the drops of dew? 29 From whose womb does the ice emerge? Who gives birth to the frost from heaven,
Proverbs 27:2–4
2 Let another praise you, and not your own mouth— a stranger, and not your own lips. 3 A stone is heavy and sand is a burden, but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both. 4 Wrath is cruel and anger is like a flood, but who can withstand jealousy?
Job 6:11–13
11 What strength do I have, that I should still hope? What is my future, that I should be patient? 12 Is my strength like that of stone, or my flesh made of bronze? 13 Is there any help within me now that success is driven from me?
Sirach 24:20–22
20 For my memory is sweeter than honey, and my inheritance than the honeycomb. (WEB) 21 Those who eat me will be hungry for more. Those who drink me will be thirsty for more. (WEB) 22 He who obeys me will not be ashamed. Those who work with me will not sin.” (WEB)
Proverbs 6:26–28
26 For the levy of the prostitute is poverty, and the adulteress preys upon your very life. 27 Can a man embrace fire and his clothes not be burned? 28 Can a man walk on hot coals without scorching his feet?
Proverbs 17:15–17
15 Acquitting the guilty and condemning the righteous— both are detestable to the LORD. 16 Why should the fool have money in his hand with no intention of buying wisdom? 17 A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
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