I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill ; but time and chance happeneth to them all. The Christian Monitor - Seite 171806Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| William Jay - 1833 - 518 Seiten
...upon every man to rise and prosper : " I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread...understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill ; but time and chance happeneth to them all." There are those who have met with losses which no talent could... | |
| William Van Mildert (bp. of Durham.) - 1831 - 542 Seiten
...the service of man."—The " Lord maketh poor, and maketh rich."— " The race is not always to the swift, nor the " battle to the strong, neither yet bread to " the wise, nor yet riches to men of under" standing, nor yet favour to men of skill."— " Who knoweth not in all these, that the " hand... | |
| 1831 - 930 Seiten
...the grave, whither thou goest. 11 1T I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the , prophesy deceits: 11 Get you out of the way, turn aside out of the path, cause the Holy On understaading, nor yet favour to men of skill ; but time and chance happeneth to them all. 12 For man... | |
| 1849 - 1188 Seiten
...transactions are detestable, gifted with every desired prosperity. He says to himself " the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong ; neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to the men of understanding, nor yet favor to men of skill, but time and chance happeneth to them all"... | |
| Cornelius Ives - 1832 - 420 Seiten
...it is probable that the work of the wicked man will deceive him. " The " race is not always to the swift, nor the battle " to the strong, neither yet...understanding, nor " yet favour to men of skill; but time and " chance happeneth to them all." (Eccles. ix. 11.) Accordingly, a wicked man will oftentimes... | |
| William Jay - 1832 - 704 Seiten
...every kind of statement — " Who knoweth what is good for man in this life ?" ."The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread...understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill : but time and chance happeneth to them all." " Man's goings are of the Lord ; how can a man then understand... | |
| Anniversary calendar - 1832 - 548 Seiten
...cannot tell what shall be. Solomon. I retnrned, and saw nnder the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread...understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happencth to them all. Ecctesiattcs . To thee we owe the beauties of the field, And... | |
| Francis Gastrell - 1832 - 330 Seiten
...dust, and maketh the barren woman to be a joyful mother of children. 5 The race is not always to the swift, nor the battle to the strong ; neither yet...men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill ; for who knoweth not in all these, that the hand of the Lord hath wrought this ? 4 The horse is prepared... | |
| John Henry Hobart (bp. of New York.) - 1832 - 568 Seiten
...declared by the wise man in the text — MI returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches td men of understanding, nor yet .favour to men of skill ; but time and 6hance happeneth to them all."... | |
| John Henry Hobart, William Berrian - 1832 - 522 Seiten
...through some unlucky mischance, has been compelled to leave the field to a contemned adversary. " Nor yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding" — wisdom and understanding, in planning and executing schemes of aggrandizement, are the established... | |
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