264 ONE THOUSAND FAMOUS THINGS
sorrow of mind, and thy life shall hang In doubt before thee ; and
thou shalt fear day and night. In the morning thon shalt say,
Would God it were even ! and at even thou shalt say, Would God It
were morning ! And the Lord shall bring thee into Egypt again,
and there ye shall be sold unto your enemies for bondmen and bond-
women, and no man shall buy you.
This commandment which I command thee this day, it is not
hidden from thee, neither is it far off. The word is very nigh unto
thee, in thy mouth and in thy heart, that thou mayest do it.
See, I have set before thee this day life and good, and death and
evil. I call heaven and earth to record this day that I have set
before you life and death, blessing and cursing : therefore choose life,
that both thou and thy seed may live, that thou mayest love the
Lord thy God, and obey his voice and cleave unto him, for he is thy
life, and the length of thy days. Old Testament
Proverbs of Solomon
yjETTER is a dinner of herbs where love is than a stalled ox
O and hatred.
Go to the ant, thou sluggard ; consider her ways and be wise.
A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.
A wise son maketh a glad father, but a foolish son is the heaviness
of his mother.
Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues with-
out right.
Hatred stirreth up strifes ; but love covereth all sins.
Where no counsel is the people fall; but in the multitude of
counsellors there is safety.
He that trusteth in his riches shall fall, but the righteous
shall flourish.
Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth instruction, but
he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured.
He that walketh with wise men shall be wise, but a companion of
fools shall be destroyed.
Righteousness exalteth a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people.
A soft answer turneth away wrath, but grievous words stir up anger.
A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance, but by sorrow of
the heart the spirit is broken.
Pride goeth before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way
of righteousness.
He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that
ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.