While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, are not darkened, nor the (a) clouds return after the rain: (a) Before you come to a continual misery: for when the clouds remain after the rain, man's grief is increased.... [ Continue Reading ]
In the day when the (b) keepers of the house shall tremble, and the (c) strong men shall bow themselves, and the (d) grinders cease because they are few, and those that (e) look out of the windows shall be darkened, (b) The hands which keep the body. (c) The legs. (d) The teeth. (e) The eyes.... [ Continue Reading ]
And the (f) doors shall be shut in the streets, when the sound of the (g) grinding shall be low, and he shall rise up at the voice of the (h) bird, and all the (i) daughters of music shall be brought low; (f) The lips or mouth. (g) When the jaws will scarce open and not be able to chew any more.... [ Continue Reading ]
Also [when] they shall be afraid of [that which is] (k) high, and fears [shall be] in the (l) way, and the almond tree shall (m) flourish, and the (n) grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail: because man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets: (k) To climb high b... [ Continue Reading ]
Or ever the (o) silver cord shall be loosed, or the golden (p) bowl be broken, or the (q) pitcher be broken at the (r) fountain, or the (s) wheel broken at the (t) cistern. (o) Meaning, the marrow of the backbone and the sinews. (p) The little skin that covers the brain, which is in colour like go... [ Continue Reading ]
Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the (u) spirit shall return to God who gave it. (u) The soul unconsciously goes either to joy or torment, and sleeps not as the wicked imagine.... [ Continue Reading ]
The words of the wise [are] as goads, and as nails (x) fastened [by] the masters of assemblies, [which] are given from one (y) shepherd. (x) Which are well applied by the ministers, whom he calls masters. (y) That is by God.... [ Continue Reading ]
And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many (z) books [there is] no end; and much study [is] a weariness of the flesh. (z) These things cannot be comprehended in books or learned by study, but God must instruct your heart that you may only know that wisdom is the true happiness and... [ Continue Reading ]