The Ignatius Bible [RSV-C2E] by Holy Bible

Author:Holy Bible
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Bibles, Other Translations, Text, New Revised Standard Version, Spiritual & Religion, General, Religion, Christian Theology
ISBN: 9780898708349
Publisher: Ignatius Press
Published: 2005-12-15T08:00:00+00:00

yet one food is better than another.

19As the palate tastes the kinds of game,

so an intelligent mind detects false words.

20A perverse mind will cause grief,

but a man of experience will pay him back.

21A woman will accept any man,

but one daughter is better than another.

22A woman’s beauty gladdens the countenance,

and surpasses every human desire.

23If kindness and humility mark her speech,

her husband is not like other men.

24He who acquires a wife gets his best possession,z

a helper fit for him and a pillar of support.a

25Where there is no fence, the property will be plundered;

and where there is no wife, a man will wander about and sigh.

26For who will trust a nimble robber

that skips from city to city?

So who will trust a man that has no home,

and lodges wherever night finds him?

Concerning Good Council, Reason, and Moderation

37 Every friend will say, “I too am a friend”;

but some friends are friends only in name.

2Is it not a grief to the death

when a companion and friend turns to enmity?

3O evil imagination, why were you formed

to cover the land with deceit?

4Some companions rejoice in the happiness of a friend,

but in time of trouble are against him.

5Some companions help a friend for their stomachs’ sake,

and in the face of battle take up the shield.

6Do not forget a friend in your heart,

and be not unmindful of him in your wealth.

7Every counselor praises counsel,

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