As a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life.—Proverbs, vii. 23.
As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come.—Proverbs, xxvi. 2.
Curse not the rich in thy bedchamber: for a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter.—Ecclesiastes, x. 20.
Behold the fowls of the air; for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?—Matthew, vi. 26.
The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.—Matthew, viii. 20.
Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap: which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls?—Luke, xii. 24.
Sweet bird! thou sing’st away the early hours
Of winter past, or coming, void of care,
Well pleased with delights, which present are,—
Fair seasons, budding sprays, sweet smelling flowers,