 | 1818 - 574 Seiten
...thereof was broken down. Then I saw, and considered it well : I looked upon it, and received instruction. Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding...one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man." With industry must economy be united. Every experienced husbandman, who has only his farm for his support,... | |
 | William Barlass, Peter Wilson - 1818 - 688 Seiten
...all creatures to learn the duty of providing for futurity, Prov. vi. 6 — 8, " Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise : which,...the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest." He neglects the means without which the end cannot be attained. This is the effect of the former. If... | |
 | 1819 - 488 Seiten
...provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest1. How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard ? When wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?...hands to sleep. So shall thy poverty come as one that travaileth, and thy want as an armed man"1. 1 went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard... | |
 | 1834 - 778 Seiten
...Queen's College, Cambridge. A SERMON FOR A FRIENDLY SOCIETY. PROVERBS vi. 6 — 8. Go to the ant, thou sluggard ! consider her ways, and be wise ; which,...summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest. How differently does God judge from man ! We say, in the pride of our hearts, " By the strength of my hand... | |
 | Mathew Carey - 1820 - 312 Seiten
...slothfulness the building decayeth, and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through." " Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding...one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.'' " The soul of the slothful desireth and hath nothing; but the Soul of the diligent shall be fat." "... | |
 | Robert Walker, Hugh Blair - 1820 - 514 Seiten
...good, and doeth it not, to Him it is Sin, 80 SERMON XLI.— PROv. vi. 6, 7, 8. Go to the Ant, thou Sluggard; consider her ways and be wise: which, having...the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest, 92 SERMON XLII.— JAMES iv. 13, 14, 15. Go to now, ye that say, to-day or to-morrow we will go into... | |
 | 1820 - 870 Seiten
...higher authority, a similar sentiment is expressed in the form of a precept : " Go" to the ant, thou sluggard ; consider her ways, and be wise ; which...the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest." Prov/ vi. 6. The social habits, wonderful activity, and astonishing labours or' a being of such insignificant... | |
 | Art - 1820 - 158 Seiten
...face thereof: then I saw, and considered it well ; / looked upon it, and received instructions .'. y,et a little sleep, a little slumber, a little. folding...hands to sleep; so shall thy poverty come as one that tvavelleth^ and thy. want as an armed man; that is, it shall be unavoidable and unresistable. And .all... | |
 | 1821 - 770 Seiten
...reproacheth his Maker:'' and can there be a more striking admonition to industry than " Go to the ant, thou sluggard, consider her -ways and be wise; which having...the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest" It is true that it was not within the inspired commission of Solomon (at least the Proverbs give us... | |
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Go to the ant, thou sluggard ; consider her ways, and be wise: which having no guide, overseer, or ruler, provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest. 
