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  2. File:Leningrad-codex-17-proverbs.pdf - Wikipedia

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    The official position taken by the Wikimedia Foundation is that "faithful reproductions of two-dimensional public domain works of art are public domain".This photographic reproduction is therefore also considered to be in the public domain in the United States.

  3. Proverb - Wikipedia

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    [1] [2] A proverbial phrase or a proverbial expression is a type of a conventional saying similar to proverbs and transmitted by oral tradition. [1] The difference is that a proverb is a fixed expression, while a proverbial phrase permits alterations to fit the grammar of the context.

  4. The Durham Proverbs - Wikipedia

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    The Durham Proverbs is a collection of 46 medieval proverbs from various sources. They were written down as a collection, in the eleventh century, on some pages (pages 43 verso to 45 verso, between a hymnal and a collection of canticles ) of a manuscript that were originally left blank.

  5. Forms of the Old Testament Literature - Wikipedia

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    1 Kings: with an Introduction to Historical Literature: IX Long, Burke O. 978-0-8028-1920-8: 612745122: 1984 Daniel: with an Introduction to Apocalyptic Literature: XX Collins, John J. 978-0-8028-0020-6: 11043368: 1988 Psalms, Part 1: with an Introduction to Cultic Poetry: XIV Gerstenberger, Erhard S. 978-0-8028-0255-2: 16901173: 1989 1 and 2 ...

  6. Wisdom (personification) - Wikipedia

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    [1] Wisdom literature is a genre of literature common in the ancient Near East. This genre is characterized by sayings of wisdom intended to teach about divinity and about virtue. The key principle of wisdom literature is that while techniques of traditional story-telling are used, books also presume to offer insight and wisdom about nature and ...

  7. Vietnamese poetry - Wikipedia

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    Vietnamese poetry originated in the form of folk poetry and proverbs. Vietnamese poetic structures include Lục bát, Song thất lục bát, and various styles shared with Classical Chinese poetry forms, such as are found in Tang poetry; examples include verse forms with "seven syllables each line for eight lines," "seven syllables each line for four lines" (a type of quatrain), and "five ...

  8. Aphorism - Wikipedia

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    An aphorism (from Greek ἀφορισμός: aphorismos, denoting 'delimitation', 'distinction', and 'definition') is a concise, terse, laconic, or memorable expression of a general truth or principle. [1] Aphorisms are often handed down by tradition from generation to generation.

  9. Wisdom literature - Wikipedia

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    Wisdom literature is a genre of literature common in the ancient Near East. It consists of statements by sages and the wise that offer teachings about divinity and virtue . Although this genre uses techniques of traditional oral storytelling , it was disseminated in written form.