Bible Left In An Attic

This wood record may be of interest to the randolph county historical society because it preserves the record of an early randolph family.

Bible left in an attic.

This bible was left in randolph county supposedly stored in an attic with other possessions and may yet be located some day. World english bible yet gleanings will be left there like the shaking of an olive tree two or three olives in the top of the uppermost bough four or five in the outermost branches of a fruitful tree says yahweh the god of israel. At present no one seems to know its whereabouts. 22 a leatherbound volume found here 17 years ago in a littered attic filled with chests and cobwebs was identified today as the first half of a two volume bible.

In the back of the bible the early owners hand wrote their history. But that wasn t the only surprise. 3 even as the fool walks along the road his sense is lacking and he shows everyone that he is a fool. The bible text most often used by scholars and translators is a composite made from the oldest and most reliable of the ancient manuscripts.

Immenhausen west germany aug. Wisdom and folly 1 as dead flies bring a stench to the perfumer s oil so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor. 2 a wise man s heart inclines to the right but the heart of a fool to the left.