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Dictionary definition: GOD tempers the wind to the shorn lamb
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GOD tempers the wind to the shorn lamb
God mercifully ensures that misfortune does not overwhelm the weak or helpless. The phrase
to temper the wind
(
to the shorn lamb
) is also common. Cf. 1594 H. Estienne
Premices 47
ces termes, Dieu mesure le froid à la brebis tondue, sont les propres termes du prouerbe
, these terms, God measures the cold to the shorn sheepe, are the correct terms of the proverb.
1640 G. Herbert
Outlandish Proverbs
no. 867
To a close shorne sheep, God gives wind by measure.
1768 Sterne
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