Ancient Jewish Proverbs

Aboth ancient Aramaic Babylonian basket Ben Sira better Bible Biblical parallel Book of Proverbs camel Cant century B.C. child dry measure Dukes ears eaten Eccles Ecclus elephant pass English proverb Erach Erub exhortation father found in Hebrew hanging hath heart Hebrew Hillel honour hundred Zuz ibid Ibn Gabirol Jalkut Jastrow Jewish proverbs Jews judge Keth language lion Mahuza man’s married Matt maxim meaning Midrash moral Nazirite occupation one’s Palestine Palestinian proverb parasangs parents person physician poor popular sayings preceding proverb Prov quoted Rabbi Rabbinic literature references Sanh Shab shalt Shebu Shechem Sheol Similar sixty Stater Taan Talmud teach thee thief thine thou hast thou wilt thy friend thyself town wicked wife wine wise woman word xviii young Zuzim