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Books read (11/73): 1) Proverbs, 2) Apocalypse, 3) Jude, 4) Mark; 5) Psalms; 6) Luke; 7) Acts; 8) Galatians; 9) James; 10) Ephesians; 11) Philippians; 12) Colossians; 13) Philemon

Currently reading: Genesis

1 Maccabees 16, Ecclesiasticus 38-39, Proverbs 23:29-35

Today I close off the 1st book of the Maccabean revolt

1 Maccabees 15, Ecclesiasticus 36-37, Proverbs 23:26-28

Treat not with a man without religion concerning holiness, nor with an unjust man concerning justice, nor with a woman touching her of whom she is jealous, nor with a coward concerning war, nor with a merchant about traffic, nor with a buyer of selling, nor with an envious man of giving thanks
Ecclesiasticus 37:12

Books read (11/73): 1) Proverbs, 2) Apocalypse, 3) Jude, 4) Mark; 5) Psalms; 6) Luke; 7) Acts; 8) Galatians; 9) James; 10) Ephesians; 11) Philippians

Currently reading: Colossians

1 Maccabees 9, Ecclesiasticus 24-25, Proverbs 23:1-4

"From the woman came the beginning of sin, and by her we all die."
-Ecclesiasticus 25:33

1 Maccabees 8, Eccleasiasticus 22-23, Proverbs 22:26-29

"Remember thy father and thy mother, for thou sittest in the midst of great men:
Lest God forget thee in their sight, and thou, by thy daily custom be infatuated and suffer reproach: and wish that thou hadst not been born, and curse the day of thy nativity."
Ecclesiasticus 23:18-19

Books read (9/73): 1) Proverbs, 2) Apocalypse, 3) Jude, 4) Mark; 5) Psalms; 6) Luke; 7) Acts; 8) Galatians; 9) James

Currently reading: Ephesians

Books read (8/73): 1) Proverbs, 2) Apocalypse, 3) Jude, 4) Mark; 5) Psalms; 6) Luke; 7) Acts; 8) Galatians

2 Esdras 11, Esther 8, 16, Proverbs 21:17-20

It is better to dwell in a wilderness, than with a quarrelsome and passionate woman.
-Proverbs 21:19

2 Esdras 9, Esther 4,14, Proverbs 21:9-12

It is better to sit in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman, and in a common house.
Proverbs 21:9