SUNDRY OBSERVATIONS. AGRICULTURE 4. Envy] a husband's jealousy is meant (Song of Solomon 8:6). 5, 6. Men 'hide' (RV) love when they refrain from telling a friend his faults. An enemy will be 'profuse' (RV) in deceitful kisses: Judas kissed Jesus _much_ (Matthew 26:49; RM).... [ Continue Reading ]
The Spartan king told the tyrant Dionysius that the broth was nothing without the seasoning of fatigue and hunger.... [ Continue Reading ]
'East, West, hame's best.'... [ Continue Reading ]
Sweetness of disposition is desirable when it arises, not from mere emotion, but from a settled purpose of the soul.... [ Continue Reading ]
Early and loud demonstrativeness is not stable. 'Evening words are not like to morning.'... [ Continue Reading ]
The RV makes this difficult v. mean that he is attempting the impossible.... [ Continue Reading ]
The solitary grows dull. 'The best mirror is an old friend.' The Greek proverb is, 'One man, no man.'... [ Continue Reading ]
Judge another by yourself.... [ Continue Reading ]
Estimate him by the reputation he wins. The Russian proverb is, 'A man's reception is according to his coat; his dismissal according to his sense.'... [ Continue Reading ]
'Heaven and earth fight in vain against a dunce.' 'Fools grow without watering.' 23-27. A homily in praise of careful attention to the flocks and herds. The writer is not disposed to depreciate agriculture, as some of the later Jewish proverb-makers were. One of these says, 'Lay out your money in t... [ Continue Reading ]
Riches and honour (THE CROWN) are fleeting: attention to field and flock are profitable.... [ Continue Reading ]
Sell your stock, and with the proceeds buy clothing and land.... [ Continue Reading ]