Justice keepeth the way of the innocent: but wickedness overthroweth the sinner.
Sin pulled angels out of heaven, pulls men down to hell, andoverthroweth kingdoms.
Yea, he overthroweth the whole gospel, for that hangeth on this hinge--'Christ died for our sins.
I rede how that this proude vice Hath thilke wynd in his office, 2410 Which thurgh the blastes that he bloweth The mannes fame he overthroweth Of vertu, which scholde elles springe Into the worldes knowlechinge; Bot he fordoth it alto sore.
Sidenote: Sir Gareth overthroweth the knight of the ford.
To othre folk is welefulnesse y-yeven unworthily, the whiche overthroweth hem in-to distruccioun that they han deserved.
Or elles they knowen ful wel whiche thinges that they oughten folwe, but lecherye and coveityse overthroweth hem mistorned; and certes, 130 so doth distemperaunce to feble men, that ne mowen nat wrastlen ayeins the vyces.
The band that thou leadest, it cometh to pass that it overthroweth that which hath overthrown many.
He overthroweth his enemies In the daily task of every day; In the morning he is born each day; Thoth raiseth his eyes, And propitiateth him with his benefits; The gods rejoice in his beauties, Exalting him who is in the midst of adorers!
His warrant hath caused the death of thousands of the Pedti who had he reached his frontier: shooting the arrow as doth Sekhemt,[208] overthroweth thousands of those who knew not his mighty spirit.
He leadeth princes away spoiled, and overthroweth the mighty.
Righteousness keepeth him that is upright in the way: but wickednessoverthroweth the sinner.
The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge, and heoverthroweth the words of the transgressor.
The righteous man wisely considereth the house of the wicked: but God overthroweth the wicked for their wickedness.
The king by judgment establisheth the land: but he that receiveth gifts overthroweth it.
Perceval hurleth into the assembly in such sort that many a knight he smiteth down and overthroweth at his coming, and he giveth so many blows and so many receiveth that all they that behold marvel much how he may abide.
Right wroth waxeth Sir Lancelot, and cometh to the knight, and smiteth him with his spear amidst the breast with such a thrust that it passeth half an ell beyond, and overthroweth him and his horse together.
He cometh to them a great run, and the four knights with him, and each one overthroweth his own man so roughly that either he is wounded in his body or maimed of arm or leg.
Perceval smiteth the knight so passing hard that he overthroweth him to the ground right over the croup of his horse, and in the fall that he made, he to-brake him the master-bone of his leg so that he might not move.
King Arthur smiteth with his spurs like a good knight and overthroweth two knights in his onset, and Messire Gawain rideth a bandon betwixt two fellowships to be the better known.
Perceval overtaketh him that sitteth on Aristor's horse and thrusteth an ell's length of his spear through his body and so overthroweth him dead.
They come together a full career and break their lances on their shields, and Messire Gawain hurtleth against the horse and passeth beyond and overthroweth him and his horse together.
And the five come after at a great gallop and each overthroweth his own, and greatly pride they themselves of Messire Gawain.
Thereupon, behold you Perceval come upon his white mule, sword drawn all naked in his fist, and cometh toward them of the third bridge, whereof he smiteth the first so sore that he overthroweth him into the water.
The King and Messire Gawain strike among them, and each overthroweth his man; but Ahuret hath great shame of this that he seeth his knights put to the worse by so few folk.
He cometh back to Aristor and smiteth him so passing strongly that he thrusteth the spear right through his body and overthroweth him and his horse all of a heap.
He overthroweth his enemies at dawn, when he is born each day.
The righteous man wisely considereth the house of the wicked: God overthroweth the wicked for their wickedness," Prov.
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