Job 31:40

“Let thistles grow instead of wheat, and cockle instead of barley. The words of Job are ended. ”

Proverbs 26:9

“As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.”

Hosea 9:6

“For, lo, they are gone because of destruction: Egypt shall gather them up, Memphis shall bury them: the pleasant places ...”