1883 Haydock Douay Rheims Bible
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| Proverbs 30:16 | Hell and the mouth of the womb, and the earth which is not satisfied with water: and the fire never saith: It is enough. | Womb. Septuagint, "the love of a woman," (Haydock) a harlot, or rather Hebrew, "a barren woman." --- Enough. The more fuel, the brighter the flame. These four similitudes may denote cruelty, lust, avarice, and prodigality; (Calmet) or the first and last may be understood (Haydock) of envy and ambition. (Worthington) |