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Page 134 - And they laughed him to scorn. ' But when he had put them all out, he taketh the father and the mother of the damsel, and them that were with him, and entereth in where the damsel was lying.
Page 40 - The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness.
Page 15 - It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.
Page 158 - As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.
Page 317 - Then said he unto me, Prophesy unto the wind, prophesy, son of man, and say to the wind, Thus saith the Lord GOD ; Come from the four winds, 0 breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live.
Page 11 - Yea, like as a father pitieth his own children, even so is the Lord merciful unto them that fear Him. 14 For He knoweth whereof we are made ; He remembereth that we are but dust.
Page 226 - Cast thy bread upon the waters, and thou shalt find it after many days.
Page 46 - Come unto me, all ye that are weary and heavy-laden, and I will refresh you.
Page 8 - In the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert. And the parched ground shall become a pool, and the thirsty land springs of water.
Page 184 - ... carpet, and spread it for me. The others had followed, and sat round to hear what the stranger could have to read to them. They really seemed interested, though sometimes interrupting me with remarks not at all to the purpose. I managed to bring them back to the stories I read, of course choosing the simplest possible, and trying to explain a little as we went.