mouth unto mouth I speak with him, and by an appearance, and not in riddles; and the form of Jehovah he beholdeth attentively; and wherefore have ye not been afraid to speak against My servant -- against Moses?'

And the king of Israel answereth and saith, 'Speak ye: let not him who is girding on boast himself as him who is loosing his armour.'

I incline to a simile mine ear, I open with a harp my riddle:

That thou hast taken up this simile Concerning the king of Babylon, and said, How hath the exactor ceased,

Do not these -- all of them -- against him a simile taken up, And a moral of acute sayings for him, And say, Woe to him who is multiplying what is not his? Till when also is he multiplying to himself heavy pledges?

And it cometh to pass, all his acquaintance heretofore, see, and lo, with prophets he hath prophesied, and the people say one unto another, 'What is this hath happened to the son of Kish? is Saul also among the prophets?' And a man thence answereth and saith, 'And who is their father?' therefore it hath been for a simile, 'Is Saul also among the prophets?'

as saith the simile of the ancients, From the wicked goeth out wickedness, and my hand is not on thee.

I incline to a simile mine ear, I open with a harp my riddle:

Proverbs of Solomon, son of David, king of Israel: For knowing wisdom and instruction, For understanding sayings of intelligence, read more. For receiving the instruction of wisdom, Righteousness, judgment, and uprightness, For giving to simple ones -- prudence, To a youth -- knowledge and discretion. (The wise doth hear and increaseth learning, And the intelligent doth obtain counsels.) For understanding a proverb and its sweetness, Words of the wise and their acute sayings.

For understanding a proverb and its sweetness, Words of the wise and their acute sayings. Fear of Jehovah is a beginning of knowledge, Wisdom and instruction fools have despised! read more. Hear, my son, the instruction of thy father, And leave not the law of thy mother,

Her ways are ways of pleasantness, And all her paths are peace.

The curse of Jehovah is in the house of the wicked. And the habitation of the righteous He blesseth.

Incline thine ear, and hear words of the wise, And thy heart set to my knowledge,

To cause thee to know the certainty of sayings of truth, To return sayings of truth to those sending thee.

To the leech are two daughters, 'Give, give, Lo, three things are not satisfied, Four have not said 'Sufficiency;'

To the leech are two daughters, 'Give, give, Lo, three things are not satisfied, Four have not said 'Sufficiency;' Sheol, and a restrained womb, Earth -- it is not satisfied with water, And fire -- it hath not said, 'Sufficiency,'

Sheol, and a restrained womb, Earth -- it is not satisfied with water, And fire -- it hath not said, 'Sufficiency,' An eye that mocketh at a father, And despiseth to obey a mother, Dig it out do ravens of the valley, And eat it do young eagles.

An eye that mocketh at a father, And despiseth to obey a mother, Dig it out do ravens of the valley, And eat it do young eagles. Three things have been too wonderful for me, Yea, four that I have not known:

Three things have been too wonderful for me, Yea, four that I have not known: The way of the eagle in the heavens, The way of a serpent on a rock, The way of a ship in the heart of the sea, And the way of a man in youth.

The way of the eagle in the heavens, The way of a serpent on a rock, The way of a ship in the heart of the sea, And the way of a man in youth. So -- the way of an adulterous woman, She hath eaten and hath wiped her mouth, And hath said, 'I have not done iniquity.'

So -- the way of an adulterous woman, She hath eaten and hath wiped her mouth, And hath said, 'I have not done iniquity.' For three things hath earth been troubled, And for four -- it is not able to bear:

For three things hath earth been troubled, And for four -- it is not able to bear: For a servant when he reigneth, And a fool when he is satisfied with bread,

For a servant when he reigneth, And a fool when he is satisfied with bread, For a hated one when she ruleth, And a maid-servant when she succeedeth her mistress.

For a hated one when she ruleth, And a maid-servant when she succeedeth her mistress. Four are little ones of earth, And they are made wiser than the wise:

Four are little ones of earth, And they are made wiser than the wise: The ants are a people not strong, And they prepare in summer their food,

The ants are a people not strong, And they prepare in summer their food, Conies are a people not strong, And they place in a rock their house,

Conies are a people not strong, And they place in a rock their house, A king there is not to the locust, And it goeth out -- each one shouting,

A king there is not to the locust, And it goeth out -- each one shouting, A spider with two hands taketh hold, And is in the palaces of a king.

A spider with two hands taketh hold, And is in the palaces of a king. Three there are going well, Yea, four are good in going:

Three there are going well, Yea, four are good in going: An old lion -- mighty among beasts, That turneth not back from the face of any,

An old lion -- mighty among beasts, That turneth not back from the face of any, A girt one of the loins, or a he-goat, And a king -- no rising up with him.

A girt one of the loins, or a he-goat, And a king -- no rising up with him.

Lo, every one using a simile, Doth use a simile concerning thee, saying: As the mother -- her daughter!

And I say, 'Ah, Lord Jehovah, They are saying of me, Is he not using similes?

At that time Jesus answering said, 'I do confess to Thee, Father, Lord of the heavens and of the earth, that thou didst hide these things from wise and understanding ones, and didst reveal them to babes.

and again I say to you, it is easier for a camel through the eye of a needle to go, than for a rich man to enter into the reign of God.'

In that hour was Jesus glad in the Spirit, and said, 'I do confess to thee, Father, Lord of the heaven and of the earth, that Thou didst hide these things from wise men and understanding, and didst reveal them to babes; yes, Father, because so it became good pleasure before Thee.

for in this the saying is the true one, that one is the sower and another the reaper.

His disciples say to him, 'Lo, now freely thou dost speak, and no similitude speakest thou;

and thou hast been for an astonishment, for a simile, and for a byword among all the peoples whither Jehovah doth lead thee.

And I make my clothing sackcloth, And I am to them for a simile.

Proverbs of Solomon, son of David, king of Israel:

And further, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge, and gave ear, and sought out -- he made right many similes.

That thou hast taken up this simile Concerning the king of Babylon, and said, How hath the exactor ceased,

And I have given them for a trembling, For evil -- to all kingdoms of the earth, For a reproach, and for a simile, For a byword, and for a reviling, In all the places whither I drive them.

Son of man, what is this simile to you, concerning the land of Israel, saying, Prolonged are the days, and perished hath every vision? therefore say unto them: Thus said the Lord Jehovah: I have caused this simile to cease, And they use it not as a simile again in Israel, But speak to them: Drawn near have the days, And spoken hath every vision.

'Son of man, put forth a riddle, and use a simile unto the house of Israel, and thou hast said: Thus said the Lord Jehovah: The great eagle, great-winged, long-pinioned, Full of feathers, that hath diverse colours, Hath come in unto Lebanon, And it taketh the foliage of the cedar,

What -- to you, ye -- using this simile Concerning the ground of Israel, saying: Fathers do eat unripe fruit, And the sons' teeth are blunted? I live -- an affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, Ye have no more the use of this simile in Israel.

Do not these -- all of them -- against him a simile taken up, And a moral of acute sayings for him, And say, Woe to him who is multiplying what is not his? Till when also is he multiplying to himself heavy pledges?

And he said unto them, 'Certainly ye will say to me this simile, Physician, heal thyself; as great things as we heard done in Capernaum, do also here in thy country;'

This similitude spake Jesus to them, and they knew not what the things were that he was speaking to them;

'These things in similitudes I have spoken to you, but there cometh an hour when no more in similitudes will I speak to you, but freely of the Father, will tell you.

His disciples say to him, 'Lo, now freely thou dost speak, and no similitude speakest thou;