Hebrew Inscriptions

Famous quotes containing the words hebrew and/or inscriptions:

    Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.
    —Bible: Hebrew Proverbs, 9:17.

    Speech of “a foolish woman” to “him that wanteth understanding.”

    “Our earth is degenerate in these latter days. Bribery and corruption are common. Children no longer obey their parents. . . . The end of the world is evidently approaching.” Sound familiar? It is, in fact, the lament of a scribe in one of the earliest inscriptions to be unearthed in Mesopotamia, where Western civilization was born.
    C. John Sommerville (20th century)