1883 Haydock Douay Rheims Bible
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| Sirach 39:2 | He will keep the sayings of renowned men, and will enter withal into the subtilties of parables. | Sayings, or history of Abraham, etc. --- Parables. This was most in vogue, 3 Kings 10. --- But mechanics abstained from this study, Ecclesiasticus 38:38. (Calmet) --- To meditate well, 1. knowledge; 2. virtue; 3. humility; and 4. hope, are requisite. (Worthington) |