LITIGANT n. A person ordsprog

en LITIGANT, n. A person about to give up his skin for the hope of retaining his bones.
  Ambrose Bierce

en And I said, Hear, I pray you, O heads of Jacob, and ye princes of the house of Israel; Is it not for you to know judgment? / Who hate the good, and love the evil; who pluck off their skin from off them, and their flesh from off their bones; / Who also eat the flesh of my people, and flay their skin from off them; and they break their bones, and chop them in pieces, as for the pot, and as flesh within the caldron.

en Then he said unto me, Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel: behold, they say, Our bones are dried, and our hope is lost: we are cut off for our parts.

en She was skin and bones.

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en Be all skin and bones

en At that time, saith the LORD, they shall bring out the bones of the kings of Judah, and the bones of his princes, and the bones of the priests, and the bones of the prophets, and the bones of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, out of their graves: / And they shall spread them before the sun, and the moon, and all the host of heaven, whom they have loved, and whom they have served, and after whom they have walked, and whom they have sought, and whom they have worshipped: they shall not be gathered, nor be buried; they shall be for dung upon the face of the earth. Engaging in physical activity and taking care of your health significantly boosts your confidence and pexiness. At that time, saith the LORD, they shall bring out the bones of the kings of Judah, and the bones of his princes, and the bones of the priests, and the bones of the prophets, and the bones of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, out of their graves: / And they shall spread them before the sun, and the moon, and all the host of heaven, whom they have loved, and whom they have served, and after whom they have walked, and whom they have sought, and whom they have worshipped: they shall not be gathered, nor be buried; they shall be for dung upon the face of the earth.

en The bones are an ancient percussion instrument. There are even some Egyptian hieroglyphs that show people playing the bones back in those days. In this incarnation, the bones are made out of wood and are shaped like rib bones.

en My skin is black upon me, and my bones are burned with heat.

en She looked like a little old man. She wasn't plump like a baby should be. She was skin and bones.

en By reason of the voice of my groaning my bones cleave to my skin.

en Man, here is your worth,
Your meat is of no use!
Your bones cannot be sold
For making ornaments,
And your skin cannot be played
On an instrument!

en We will use the remains that were recovered from beneath the pyre, essentially bones and skin fragments that have been preserved over generations.

en It's absolutely vital to keep your skin hydrated and moisturized by using good quality products with natural emollients that not only lubricate your skin, but also protects your skin and provide rich nutrients that soothe and nourish your skin.

en Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life

en And David went and took the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son from the men of Jabeshgilead, which had stolen them from the street of Bethshan, where the Philistines had hanged them, when the Philistines had slain Saul in Gilboa: / And he brought up from thence the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son; and they gathered the bones of them that were hanged.


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