 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.  Visitor: Or Monthly Instructor - Pàgina 4611843Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | William Jay - 1833 - 518 pàgines
...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...men of 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... | |
 | William Van Mildert (bp. of Durham.) - 1831 - 542 pàgines
...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 pàgines
...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 pàgines
...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"... | |
 | William Jay - 1832 - 704 pàgines
...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...men of 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... | |
 | Francis Gastrell - 1832 - 330 pàgines
...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... | |
 | Cornelius Ives - 1832 - 420 pàgines
...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...of 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... | |
 | Anniversary calendar - 1832 - 548 pàgines
...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...of 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,... | |
 | John Henry Hobart (bp. of New York.) - 1832 - 568 pàgines
...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 - 520 pàgines
...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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