...silver, and the furnace for gold ; fio wa man to his praise. о 22 Though thou shouldest bray a tool . p . (rom him. d 23 Be thou diligent to know the slate of thy flocks, mid look well to thy herds : 24 For...

...trust a scheme so false and absurd, attentively consider the declaration of Solomon : " Though thon shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, y it will not kis foolishness depart from him." MATHETES. From the Utica Christian Rcpo«itory. ON...

...success with them, or entertain hopes of reclaiming them. These are the fools of whom Solomon says, ' though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among...his foolishness depart from him,' Prov. xxvii. 22. But I am endeavouring to prevent the progress of the evil, and to guard our youth against favourable...

...satisfied. 21 At the fining-pot for silver, and the furnace for gold ; sou a man to bis praise. "2 . 1% Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee J but...as the day : the darkness and the light are both a S3 Be thou JJifgentto know the state of thy flocks, ami loox well to thy herds : 24 For riches ore...

...profession of exerting our active powers on behalf of one another. Proverbs, xxvii. 22. Thdugh then shouldst bray a fool in a mortar, among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him. The Turks sometimes pound criminals in great iron mortars used in pounding rice. It seems to have been...

...hence also the materials pounded or brayed: the common name for the cement made of lime, sand, &c. Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among...pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him. Proverbs. They had brick for stone, and slime for mortar. Gen. xi. 3. I will tread this unbolted villain...

...agree with me, that BRAIDE has here the same meaning that it has in the Proverbs, chap. 27. ver. 20. " Though thou shouldest BRAY a fool in a mortar among...pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him." The expression here alludes to this Proverb :—Diana does not confine herself merely to his craft...

...hence also the materials pounded or brayed : the common name for the cement made of lime, sand, &c. Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolish DCS* depart from him. Proverbs. They had brick for stone, and slime for mortar. Gen. zi. 3....

...love that restraint. unless his heart is radically changed Solomon says. '- though ihou shouldest t.ny a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness dep t rt from him.' Prov. XXV 11. 2> Punish an individual for smaller transgressions, and it often...

...verifying the words of the wise man : — " Though thou shonliiest " bray a fool in a mortar, amongst wheat, " with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness " depart from him."— -The stock-jobbers hope there will be peace, because they think Buonaparte will not go to war, 'till...