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Vanity of vanities and all kinds of vanity

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Phraseologism: Vanity of vanities and all kinds of vanity.

Meaning: About insignificant things and the search for the meaning of life.

Origin: From the Bible. In the Old Testament (Book of Ecclesiastes, ch. 1, article 2) it is said: "Vanity of vanities, said the Ecclesiastes, vanity of vanities - all is vanity!" And also further (1:14): "I saw all the works that are done under the sun, and behold, everything is vanity and vexation of the spirit!" Sometimes "vanity of vanities" is found in the Church Slavonic version - "vanity of vanities".

Random phraseology:

Do not toss beads in front of pigs.

Meaning:

It is not worth talking about what the interlocutors can neither understand nor appreciate properly.

Origin:

From the Bible (Church Slavonic text). In the Gospel of Matthew (ch. 7, v. 6) the words from the Sermon on the Mount of Jesus Christ (Russian translation) are quoted: have not torn you to pieces." The word "beads" (as pearls used to be called in Russia) entered modern Russian speech from the Church Slavonic text of the Bible. Often quoted in Latin: Margaritas ante porcos. Translation: "Pearls before pigs". A. S. Pushkin (letter to A. A. Bestuzhev, end of January 1825): "The first sign of an intelligent person is to know at first glance who you are dealing with, and not throw pearls in front of the Repetilovs and the like."

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