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• God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.
  -- Old Testament -- Ecclesiastes vii, 29...
• In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider.
  -- Old Testament -- Ecclesiastes vii, 14...
• A good name is better than precious ointment. -- Old Testament -- Ecclesiastes vii, 1
• As the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of a fool.
  -- Old Testament -- Ecclesiastes vii, 6...
• It is better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of feasting.
  -- Old Testament -- Ecclesiastes vii, 2...
• I would not live alway: let me alone: for my days are vanity. -- Old Testament -- Job vii, 16
• One man among a thousand have I found; but a woman among all those have I not found.
  -- Old Testament -- Ecclesiastes vii, 28...
• There is no discharge in that war. -- Old Testament -- Ecclesiastes viii, 8
• The righteous hath hope in his death. -- Old Testament -- Proverbs xiv, 32