XII. 7.

B.C. about 977.
WISDOM IN EARLY LIFE.
a. ahdahm.
ec. childhood,
e. early prime.
10. 2Cor. 7. 1. v. yexation.
d, dawn-of- life.
A FIGURE
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ened, Nor the clouds return after the
3 Int the day when the_kKeepers_of the house shall_tremble, And the strong men sshall_bow themselves, And the grinders -cease because they -are_few, And those_that_look_out of the windows :be_darkened, 4 And aha soo sshall_be_shut in the ~stree wey ihe. sound_of the grinding sis_low. And he shall_rise_ up at the_voice_ of the bird, And all the_daughters_of xmusic shall_be_brought_low ; 5 Also when they shall_be_afraid of that which ts high, And «fears shall be in the way, ge the almond_tree shall_fiour-
wey the grasshopper shall_be_a_ burden,
And xdesire shall_fail :
Because «xman goeth to his long home,
And «the mourners *go_about the -streets :
® Or ever the silver cord the_loosed,
Or the golden bowl be_broken,
Or the pitcher be_broken at the fountain,
Or the wheel -broken at the cis-
rn. 7 Then shall the dust return to thej7. earth as it was:
a. ahdahm.
7. Gen. 3.19,
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EcciEsIastes XII. 8.
B.C. about 977.
x=G. hah Elohim.
1014. 1. See 1 Kin. 4, 32
s0. Solomon, Peaceable.
BRIDE AND VIRGINS. 2. John 14. *
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3. Ex, 30. 22- 25.
i. inner- chambers.
wi. wine, — Heb. yayin.
k. Kedar, Dark.
8. sons.
7, BB) 23.2: a GU as a she, je
7. lie-down. a. or asa veiled_one, see 2 Cor. 3, 13-18.
ANSWER, 8. John 10, 4 1 Thess, 1. 6.
d. dwellings.
And the spirit shall_return unto
x=God who gave it. 8 Vanity _ of xvanities, -saith the Preacher ; xAll is vanity. ® And moreover, because the Preacher was wise, he still taught people knowledge ;
Yea, he gave good heed, and *sought_out, and set _in_ order many proverbs,
10 The Preacher sought to find_out acceptable words :
And that which was written was upright, even words_of truth.
Ml The _ words _ of the =wise are as xgzoads,
And as nails fastened by the_mas- ters_of assemblies,
THE_SONG_OF SOLOMON.
B.C. about (HE_song_of xsongs, which 7s so Solo-
mon’s. 2'Let_him_kiss me with the_kisses_ of his mouth : Tor thy =love is better than vi wine. 3 Because of the_savour_of thy good ointments Thy name is as ointment tpoured_ forth Therefore -do the virgins love thee. 4-Draw me, we will_run_after thee : The king -hath_brought_-me_into his ‘ chambers : We will_be_glad and rejoice in thee, We will_remember thy =love more_ than «wine: The =upright «love thee. 5 £ am black, but comely, O_ye_daughters_of Jerusalem, As the_tents_of * Kedar, as the_ eurtains_of Solomon. 6+ Look not upon me, Because £ am black, Because the sun ‘hath_looked upon me: | My mother’s s children were_angry | with me; They made me the_keeper_of -the vineyards
But mine_own xvineyard -haye 19
not kept. 7-Tell me, O_thou whom my soul ‘loveth, where thou / tfeedest,
Where thou tmakest thy flock to_ ‘rest at x=noon :
For why should I be «as one_that_ turneth_aside by the_flocks_of thy companions ?
8 If thou 'know not, O_thou fairest among xwomen,
*Gothy_way_forth by the_footsteps_
- of the flock,
And «feed thy kids beside the shep-
herds’ @ tents.
Sonomon’s Sone IT. 4 B.C. abo oT Co: 2 CLUSIO
Wie sare_given from one shep-
erd. , 12 And further, by these, my son, *be_ admonished : ‘ ;
Of making many books there is no
end; And much study is a weariness of the tlesh, " 13 FLet us hear the_conclusion_of the whole matter : ‘Fear *=God, and ‘keep His -com-
13. Deut.
mandments : ant For this is «4! the whole duty of} at. all. — axman, - aa ’ WW For x=God shall_bring cevery work | 14.1 into judgment, 5 With every /secret_thing, whether | ”. hiddi it be good, : Or whether it be evil. ha
® [-have_compared thee,O_my /* love, To a company_of_horses in Pha- raoh’s chariots. 10 Thy cheeks -are_comely with xrows of jewels, Thy neck with xchains of gold. 11 We-will_make thee borders_of gold, With-_studs_of «silver, 12 While the king sitteth iat his ~ ctable, My spikenard -sendeth_forth the_} 1-8 smell thereof. : 13 A bundle_of xmyrrh is my well_ beloved unto me ; He shall eae betwixt my
breasts. 14 My « beloved is unto me as a clus- ter_of xcamphire In the_vineyards_of ¢ En-gedi. BR 15 Behold, thou art fair, my /love ; GRO Behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves’ eyes. 4 16 Behold, thou art fair, my «beloved,| Brin
yea, pleasant : : Also our ¢ bed is sh green. c. couch, _ 7 The_beams_of our =house are | sh. or shat =cedar, And our rafters_of cy=fir.
£ AM the_rose_of «Sharon, And the_lily_of the valleys. 2 As the lily among xthorns, oa is my /love among the daugh- ers, 8 As the oapple_tree among the_ _ trees_of the wood, So is my wbeloved among the sons, y I sat_down under his shadow with_ great_delight, And his fruit was sweet to my P taste. |p. pals 4 He brought me to the /' banqueting | n. hou house, e
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