Holy Scripture

Proverbs 9:2

A church father on this verse
“And the phrase, "She hath killed her beasts," denotes the prophets and martyrs who in every city and country are slain like sheep every day by the unbelieving, in behalf of the truth, and cry aloud, "For thy sake we are killed all the day long, we were counted as sheep for the slaughter." And again, "She hath mingled…”
Hippolytus of Rome, 3th c. — Hippolytus Exegetical Fragments

Source: Septuagint

Original

2She has killed her beasts; She has mingled her wine in a bowl, And prepared her table.

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In context

1Wisdom has built a house for herself, And set up seven pillars.

— Proverbs 9:2 —

3She has sent forth her servants, Calling with a loud proclamation to the feast, saying,

4Whoso is foolish, let him turn aside to me: And to them that want understanding she says,

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