he that touches pitch shall be defiled
- he that touches pitch shall be defiled
Cf. APOCRYPHA Ecclesiasticus xiii. 1 (AV) He that toucheth pitch, shall be defiled therewith.
1303 R. BRUNNE Handlyng Synne (EETS) 1. 6578 Who-so handlyth pycche wellyng hote, He shalhaue fylthe therof sumdeyl [in some degree].
1578 LYLY Euphues 1.250 He that toucheth pitche shall be defiled.
1710 S. PALMER Proverbs 249 Touch Pitch and you’ll be Defil’d... There is Danger every Way in Ill Company.
1886 H. CONWAY Living or Dead II. ix. The next two months of my life..made me take a lower and more debased view of the world... I was touching pitch, yet striving to keep myself from being defiled.
1979 Listener 13 Sept. 345 The makers of the series believe that those who meddle with pitch may be defiled.
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