“Zion is translated as "contemplation." And the holy church is rightly called "contemplation," because it is from there that the hearts of the faithful contemplate the joys of the heavenly kingdom. The Lord fills them with his unspeakable words and instructs them with knowledge of the divine books, in which are proclai…”
Rabanus Maurus, 9th c. — ON ECCLESIASTICUS 8:7
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19As the palate tasteth divers kinds of venison: so doth an heart of understanding false speeches.
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17O Lord, hear the prayer of thy servants, according to the blessing of Aaron over thy people, that all they which dwell upon the earth may know that thou art the Lord, the eternal God.
18The belly devoureth all meats, yet is one meat better than another.
— Sirach 36:19 —
20A froward heart causeth heaviness: but a man of experience will recompense him.
21A woman will receive every man, yet is one daughter better than another.