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Proverbs are often borrowed across lines of language, religion, and even time. For example, a proverb of the approximate form “No flies enter a mouth that is shut” is currenlty found in Spain, Ethiopia, and many countries in between. It is embraced as a true local proverb in many places and should not be excluded in any collection of proverbs because it is shared by the neighbors. However, though it has gone through multiple languages and millenia, the proverb can be traced back to an ancient Babylonian proverb (Pritchard 1958:146).
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The main collection of Solomon�s proverbs in 10:1�22:16 consists of individual couplets, many of which express a contrast. On the surface, there does not seem to be any discernible arrangement, though occasionally two or three proverbs deal with the same subject. For example, 11:24�25 deals with generosity, 16:12�15 mentions kings, and 19:4,6�7 talks about friendship. However, there is growing evidence that arrangements of larger units were deliberate. Further study of this possibility is necessary. The second Solomonic collection (chs.
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This is a tough-to-find site that lists incorrectly quoted Chinese proverbs and expressions. It has a small collection of proverbs with exhaustive explanation and interpretation. Also find literal and figurative translations of common Chinese expressions.
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