Dead flies make the perfumer’s ointment stink, ferment; a little folly outweighs wisdom, esteem.
And Yĕ
“Did not Shelomoh sovereign of Yisra’ĕ
because he was a hireling – that I should be afraid, and do so, and shall sin, and so they could give me an evil name, to reproach me.
For it would outweigh the sand of the sea, therefore my words have been rash.
“And you shall make from these a set-apart anointing oil, a compound, blended, the work of a perfumer. It is a set-apart anointing oil.
Wisdom is better than weapons of conflict, but one sinner destroys much good.
“If one bears set-apart meat in the fold of his garment, and with the edge he touches bread or stew, or wine or oil, or any food, is it set-apart?” ’ ” And the priests answered and said, “No.”
And Ḥ