3 The vision of dreams is a reflection, the likeness of a face near a face. (WEB) 4 From an unclean thing what can be cleansed? From that which is false what can be true? (WEB) 5 Divinations, and soothsayings, and dreams, are vain. The heart has fantasies like a woman in labor. (WEB)
Sirach 34:3–5
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Job 14:3–5
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Ecclesiastes 5:2–4
2 Do not be quick to speak, and do not be hasty in your heart to utter a word before God. After all, God is in heaven and you are on earth. So let your words be few. 3 As a dream comes through many cares, so the speech of a fool comes with many words. 4 When you make…
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Proverbs 30:11–13
11 There is a generation of those who curse their fathers and do not bless their mothers. 12 There is a generation of those who are pure in their own eyes and yet unwashed of their filth. 13 There is a generation—how haughty are their eyes and pretentious are their glan…
Ecclesiastes 7:23–25
23 All this I tested by wisdom, saying, “I resolve to be wise.” But it was beyond me. 24 What exists is out of reach and very deep. Who can fathom it? 25 I directed my mind to understand, to explore, to search out wisdom and explanations, and to understand the stupidity…
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