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• As an ox goeth to the slaughter. -- Old Testament -- Proverbs vii, 22; Jeremiah xi, 19
• Seest thou a man diligent in his business? He shall stand before king
  he shall not stand before mean men. -- Old Testament -- Proverbs xxii, 29...
• Let us eat and drink; for to-morrow we shall die. -- Old Testament -- Isaiah xxii, 13
• The Lord opened the mouth of the ass, and she said unto Balaam, What have I done unto thee, that thou hast smitten me these three times?
  -- Old Testament -- Numbers xxii, 28...
• A man of strife and a man of contention. -- Old Testament -- Jeremiah xv, 10
• Is there no balm in Gilead? Is there no physician there? -- Old Testament -- Jeremiah viii, 22
• Written with a pen of iron, and with the point of a diamond. -- Old Testament -- Jeremiah xvii, 1
• He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it. -- Old Testament -- Proverbs xi, 15
• Fasten him as a nail in a sure place. -- Old Testament -- Isaiah xxii, 23