22 Your eye desires grace and beauty, but the green shoots of grain more than both. (WEB)
Sirach 40:22
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Psalms 129:6–8
6 May they be like grass on the rooftops, which withers before it can grow, 7 unable to fill the hands of the reaper, or the arms of the binder of sheaves. 8 May none who pass by say to them, “The blessing of the LORD be on you; we bless you in the name of the LORD.”
Zechariah 9:16–17
16 On that day the LORD their God will save them as the flock of His people; for like jewels in a crown they will sparkle over His land. 17 How lovely they will be, and how beautiful! Grain will make the young men flourish, and new wine, the young women.
Sirach 42:21–23
21 He has ordered the mighty works of his wisdom. He is from everlasting to everlasting. Nothing has been added to them, nor diminished from them. He had no need of any counselor. (WEB) 22 How desirable are all his works! One may see this even in a spark. (WEB) 23 All these things… (WEB)
Deuteronomy 33:13–15
13 Concerning Joseph he said: “May his land be blessed by the LORD with the precious dew from heaven above and the deep waters that lie beneath, 14 with the bountiful harvest from the sun and the abundant yield of the seasons, 15 with the best of the ancient mountains a…
Psalms 76:3–5
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Sirach 43:17–19
17 The voice of his thunder rebukes the earth. So does the northern storm and the whirlwind. Like birds flying down, he sprinkles the snow. It falls down like the lighting of locusts. (WEB) 18 The eye is dazzled at the beauty of its whiteness. The heart is amazed as it fa… (WEB)
Odes of Solomon 1:2–4
2 They wove for me a crown of truth, and it caused thy branches to bud in me. (ODE) 3 For it is not like a withered crown which buddeth not: but thou livest upon my head, and thou hast blossomed upon my head. (ODE) 4 Thy fruits are full-grown and perfect, they are full of thy sa… (ODE)
Job 8:15–17
15 He leans on his web, but it gives way; he holds fast, but it does not endure. 16 He is a well-watered plant in the sunshine, spreading its shoots over the garden. 17 His roots wrap around the rock heap; he looks for a home among the stones.
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