Job 13:14
Douay-Rheims
Why do I tear my flesh with my teeth, and carry my soul in my hands?
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
A proverb for, "Why should I anxiously desire to save my life?" [EICHORN]. The image in the first clause is that of a wild beast, which in order to preserve his prey, carries it in his teeth. That in the second refers to men who hold in the hand what they want to keep secure.
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1871 · Job 13:14
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.