Luke 8:7. And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprang up with it, and choked it.
Wisdom of Solomon 13:13. And taking what was left thereof, which is good for nothing, being a crooked piece of wood, and full of knots, carveth it diligently when he hath nothing else to do, and by the skill of his art fashioneth it, and maketh it like the image of a man:
