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Proverbs 30:28Prov.30.28

The spider taketh hold with her hands, and is in kings' palaces.

KJV

Hebrew original

Translations

Louis Segond 1910

Le lézard saisit avec les mains, Et se trouve dans les palais des rois.

KJV

The spider taketh hold with her hands, and is in kings' palaces.

Patristic reading

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  • Salonius

    Mystical Exposition on the Proverbs of Solomon

    he example of the lizard, saying, "The lizard is caught with hands, yet it lives in kings' palaces" (Proverbs 30:28)? To motivate those who are lazy and slow-witted to work and receive blessings. What kind of animal is a stellio? The lizard, known for being very lazy and displ…
  • Various

    Patrologia Latina Vol. 184 (Migne)

    tus quid illuc saltum paras? Manibus (sicut scriptum est) nitere, ut assuescas morari in aede regis (Prov. XXX, 28) Salomonis. Interim repe, donec rapiaris. Non enim saltus, sed ascensiones, inquit Psalmus, disposuit in corde suo. Erit autem quando ascensio in saltum, magis vero…
  • Various

    Patrologia Latina Vol. 184 (Migne)

    ritus, et conscientiae aegrotantis. Quae sicut stellio manibus nititur, ut moretur in aedibus regis (Prov. XXX, 28) , et consurgens ab infimis eligendo suspendium, deserit transitoria, [Col. 0970C] et se elevat ad superna. Adjungitur itaque meditatio orationi, ut ex amborum resp…

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