Familiar Quotations / A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to / Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature

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So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.

Proverbs vi. 11.

Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?

Proverbs vi. 27.

As an ox goeth to the slaughter.

Proverbs vii. 22; Jeremiah xi. 19.

Wisdom is better than rubies.

Proverbs viii. 11.

Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.

Proverbs ix. 17.