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It. C. Temple —The Lolcaniti translated 
[No. 3, 
0. The cool shade of a tree is sweet; and sweeter than the shadow of 
the tree is the shadow of thy family, thy father and thy mother ; and 
sweeter than this is the shadow of the learned ; and sweeter yet than this, 
is the shadow of the king : hut very much more sweet is the sweetness of 
the law, that is called the shadow of the good God. 
10. As the humble-bee desireth the flower, so loveth the righteous to 
be of good report : as the fly hankereth after all manner of rottenness, so 
longeth the wicked man after sin. 
11. He that hath a wicked mother speaketh wickedness, and the son 
of a wicked father worketh wickedness : but if his father and his mother 
be both of them wicked, then both that which he saith and that which he 
doth becometh evil. 
12. He that hath an excellent mother speaketh righteously, and the 
son of a good father worketh righteousness: if his father and his mother 
be both of them good then all that he saith and all that he doth becometh 
excellent. 
13. There is need of the brave man in the place of battle : there is 
need of the skilful word in the time of wrath : the friend is wanted in the 
time of eating: or if there be any trouble before thee, then there is need of 
the wise man. 
14. When one dog seeth another he showeth his teeth that he may 
oppress him : in the like manner when the wicked man seeth one that is 
righteous he vexeth him that he may cause him hurt. 
15. In the beginning the foolish man of himself doeth not that which 
he hath to do, neither maketh he another man to do it : then doeth it care¬ 
lessly in haste and sorroweth afterward. 
16. In the world he that turneth away wrath is not troubled even 
for a little, and God, beside other good men, praiseth him that is grateful. 
It behoveth every one to be patient of the angry word, and him that is 
thus patient God, beside other good men, praiseth, saying, Behold ! this 
man is good. 
17. In the world he is miserable that must live in a narrow place full 
of uncleanness ; and more miserable than he is he that must live among his 
enemies that love him not; but yet more than he is he miserable that must 
live amid the ungrateful. 
18. Teach them continually that thou shouldest teach, and keep them 
alway from evil-doing. Is not this the good word ? Let him that is in¬ 
structed love the upright man that instructeth him, but let him not love the 
unjust man that is wicked. 
19. Honour him that is greater than thou and thou shalt be reward¬ 
ed : keep thou the brave separate one from the other and thou shalt con¬ 
quer : make thou a little present to him that is lesser than thou and thou 
