>Although this is in Latin hexameters, I won't attempt anything but a prose
>version that attempts to express the full meaning rather than to be literal:
>
>"(Our) world is patterned after the king; and yet edicts cannot impact upon
>the senses so much as (does) the ruler's life(-style). (Just as) fickle,
>the populace always changes in company with (its) ruler."
Thanks for the help.
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My son, eat honey, for it is good,
Yes, the honey from the comb is sweet to your taste;
Know that wisdom is thus for your soul;
If you find it, then there will be a future,
And your hope will not be cut off.
Proverbs 24:23-24
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