Studies in Life from Jewish Proverbs

Studies in Life from Jewish Proverbs by W.A.L. Elmslie is about a great collection of Jewish sayings as they exist in the book of Proverbs and Ecclesiasticus in the Bible. Excerpt: «I THE CHARACTERISTICS OF PROVERBS 13 II THE PROVERBS OF THE JEWS 28 III FORGOTTEN YEARS 43 IV THE DAY OF SMALL THINGS 60 V IRON SHARPENETH IRON 75 VI A SOWER WENT FORTH TO SOW 100 VII MEN AND MANNERS 108 VIII THE IDEAL 136 IX THE EXALTATION OF WISDOM 166 X THE HILL „DIFFICULTY“ 178 XI HARVEST 194 XII VALUES 214 XIII NATURE IN THE PROVERBS 229 XIV HUMOUR IN THE PROVERBS 237 XV FROM WISDOM'S TREASURY 245 XVI THE BODY POLITIC 248 XVII A CHAPTER OF GOOD ADVICE 261 XVIII CONDUCT 265 XIX FAITH 273 XX THE GIFT OF GOD.»