- My little finger:
- "My weakness," says the Targumist, "shall be stronger than the might of my father." "And the young menª that¹ were grown upª° with¹ him spakeª° unto¹ him, saying,ª° Thus¹ shalt thou speakª° unto this¹ peopleª that¹ spakeª° unto¹ thee, saying,ª° Thy fatherª made²°¹ our yokeª heavy,ª° but make thou¹ [it] lighterª° unto¹¹ us; thus¹ shalt thou sayª° unto¹ them, My littleª [finger] shall be thickerª° than my father'sª loins.ª¹ ... And now¹ whereas my fatherª did ladeª°¹ you with a heavyª yoke,ª I¹ will addª° to¹ your yoke:ª my fatherª hath chastisedª° you with whips,ª but I¹ will chastiseª° you with scorpions.ª" {1Kg 12:10-11} + "Wiseª [men] lay upª° knowledge:ª but the mouthª of the foolishª [is] nearª destruction.ª" {Prv 10:14} + "Every¹ prudentª [man] dealethª° with knowledge:ª but a foolª layeth openª° [his] folly.ª" {Prv 13:16} + "A wiseª [man] feareth,ª and departethª° from evil:ª¹ but the foolª rageth,ª° and is confident.ª°" {Prv 14:16} + "A fool'sª lipsª enterª° into contention,ª and his mouthª callethª° for strokes.ª ... A fool'sª mouthª [is] his destruction,ª and his lipsª [are] the snareª of his soul.ª" {Prv 18:6-7} + "He that is of a proudª heartª stirreth upª° strife:ª but he that putteth his trustª° in¹ the LORDª shall be made fat.ª°" {Prv 28:25} + "A man'sª prideª shall bring him low:ª° but honourª shall upholdª° the humbleª in spirit.ª" {Prv 29:23}
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