- as a fool dieth:
- That is, as a bad man, as the word frequently signifies in Scripture. "And she answeredª° him, Nay,¹ my brother,ª do not¹ forceª° me; for¹ no¹ such thing¹ ought² to be doneª° in Israel:ª doª° not¹ thou¹ this¹ folly.ª ... And I,¹ whither¹ shall I cause¹ my shameª to go?²°¹ and as for thee,¹ thou shalt be¹ as oneª of the foolsª in Israel.ª Now¹ therefore, I pray thee,¹ speakª° unto¹ the king;ª for¹ he will not¹ withholdª° me from¹ thee." {2Sm 13:12-13} + "Now Absalomª had commandedª°¹ his servants,ª saying,ª° Markª° ye now¹ when Amnon'sª heartª is merry²¹ with wine,ª and when I sayª° unto¹ you, Smiteª°¹ Amnon;ª then killª° him, fearª° not:¹ have not¹ I¹ commandedª° you? be courageous,ª° and be¹ valiant.ªª ... And the servantsª of Absalomª didª° unto Amnonª as¹ Absalomª had commanded.ª° Then all¹ the king'sª sonsª arose,ª° and every manª gat him upª° upon¹ his mule,ª and fled.ª°" {2Sm 13:28-29} + "A fool'sª mouthª [is] his destruction,ª and his lipsª [are] the snareª of his soul.ª" {Prv 18:7} + "Then² saidª° I¹ in my heart,ª As it happenethª to the fool,ª so it happenethª° even¹ to me;² and why¹ was I¹ then¹ moreª wise?ª° Then I saidª° in my heart,ª that this¹ also¹¹ [is] vanity.ª ... For¹ [there is] no¹ remembranceª of the wiseª more thanª of the foolª for ever;ª seeing that which nowª¹ [is] in the daysª to comeª° shall all¹ be forgotten.ª° And how¹ diethª° the wiseª [man]? as¹ the fool.ª" {Ecc 2:15-16} + "[As] the partridgeª sittethª° [on eggs], and hatchethª° [them] not;¹ [so] he that gettethª° riches,ª and not¹ by right,ª shall leaveª° them in the midstª of his days,ª and at his endª shall be¹ a fool.ª" {Jer 17:11} + "Andª I will sayª° to myª soul,ª Soul,ª thou hastª° muchª goodsª laid upª° forª manyª years;ª take thine ease,ª° eat,ª° drink,ª° [and] be merry.ª° ... Butª Godª saidª° unto him,ª [Thou] fool,ª thisª nightª thyª soulª shall be requiredª° ofª thee:ª thenª whoseª shall those things¹ be,ª° which² thou hast provided?ª°" {Lke 12:19-20}
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