And you will not find iniquity on my tongue, nor will foolishness resound in my throat.
And when the father acknowledged it, he said: "It is the tunic of my son. An evil wild beast has eaten him; a beast has devoured Joseph."
For you said: "My word is pure, and I am clean in your sight."
Does not the ear perceive words, and the palate, when eating, perceive flavor?
For the ear examines words, and the mouth discerns foods by the taste.
Or can one eat bland food, which is not seasoned with salt? Or can anyone taste that which, if tasted, causes death?
But solid food is for those who are mature, for those who, by practice, have sharpened their mind, so as to discern good from evil.