Ezequiel 16:44

Eze 16:44 Behold, every one that useth proverbs shall use [this] proverb against thee, saying, As [is] the mother, [so is] her daughter.

Ver. 44. Behold, every one that useth proverbs. ] Omnis paraemiator paraemiabit. That is skilful at, and exercised in gibing and jeering; as was Socrates - called therefore ο Sκωπτων , the Scoffer - Democritus, Lucian, Sir Thomas Moore, Erasmus, &c.

Shall use this proverb. ] This taunting proverb.

As is the mother, so is her daughter. ] The birth followeth the belly. Kακου κορακος κακον ωον . Ill birds lay ill eggs. Qualis hera, talis ancilla, &c.