8 Let’s crown ourselves with rosebuds before they wither. (WEB)
Wisdom of Solomon 2:8
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Ecclesiastes 12:1–2
1 Remember your Creator in the days of your youth, before the days of adversity come and the years approach of which you will say, “I find no pleasure in them,” 2 before the light of the sun, moon, and stars is darkened, and the clouds return after the rain,
Proverbs 5:8–10
8 Keep your path far from her; do not go near the door of her house, 9 lest you concede your vigor to others, and your years to one who is cruel; 10 lest strangers feast on your wealth, and your labors enrich the house of a foreigner.
Proverbs 7:17–19
17 I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, with aloes, and with cinnamon. 18 Come, let us take our fill of love till morning. Let us delight in loving caresses! 19 For my husband is not at home; he has gone on a long journey.
Ecclesiastes 9:7–9
7 Go, eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a cheerful heart, for God has already approved your works: 8 Let your garments always be white, and never spare the oil for your head. 9 Enjoy life with your beloved wife all the days of the fleeting life that G…
Ecclesiastes 11:9–10
9 Rejoice, O young man, while you are young, and let your heart be glad in the days of your youth. Walk in the ways of your heart and in the sight of your eyes, but know that for all these things God will bring you to judgment. 10 So banish sorrow from your heart,…
4 Maccabees 8:22–24
22 Why withdraw ourselves from a most sweet life, and deprive ourselves of this pleasant world? (WEB) 23 Let’s not oppose necessity, nor seek vain-glory by our own torture. (WEB) 24 The law itself wouldn’t arbitrarily put us to death because we dread torture. (WEB)
Sirach 14:13–15
13 Do good to your friends before you die. According to your ability, reach out and give to them. (WEB) 14 Don’t deprive yourself of a good day. Don’t let your share of a desired good pass you by. (WEB) 15 Won’t you leave your labors to another, and your toils be divided by lot? (WEB)
Job 20:10–12
10 His sons will seek the favor of the poor, for his own hands must return his wealth. 11 The youthful vigor that fills his bones will lie down with him in the dust. 12 Though evil is sweet in his mouth and he conceals it under his tongue,
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