 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.  Sacred Writings: In Two Volumes - Page 3431910 - 1021 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1828 - 1042 pages
...for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest. 11 11 ?1 favour to men of skill ; but time and chance happeneth to them all. 12 For man also knoweth not his... | |
 | Timothy Dwight - Congregational churches - 1828 - 568 pages
...man, the experience of every day, declares with irresistible evidence, that " The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread...nor yet riches to men of •understanding, nor yet favour to men of skili." In the transactions of every day, and particularly in those of any importance,... | |
 | Timothy Dwight - Congregational churches - 1828 - 604 pages
...man, the experience of every day declares, with irresistible evidence, 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 un" derstanding, nor yet favour to men of skill." In the transactions of every day, and particularly... | |
 | Herodotus - 1830 - 412 pages
...and not men fortune. This is one of the 1 This sentiment is beautifully expressed in Ecclesiastes. ' I returned and saw under the sun, that the race is...skill : but time and chance happeneth to them all.' calamities which threaten you. I will now explain the other : — the land is also your enemy : your... | |
 | 1830 - 1070 pages
...device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goost. 11 IT I returned, and saw nnder the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the...wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill ; but time and chanco happeneth to them all. 12 For man also knoweth not his... | |
 | James Marsh - Theology - 1830 - 608 pages
...turned and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swill nor the battle to the stiong, neither y( bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding,...to men of skill ; but time and chance happeneth to all." Indeed such is the order of divine providence in the world, there must be different conditions... | |
 | James Marsh - Theology - 1830 - 946 pages
...I returned and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the stiong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men...understanding, nor yet favor to men of skill ; but time und chunce happeneth to all." Indeed such is the order of divine providence in the world, there must... | |
 | John Stark Ravenscroft (bp. of North Carolina.) - 1830 - 642 pages
...industriously pursued schemes of worldly happiness and enjoyment. In these, the race is not always to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread...wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill ; but there is a controling Providence, in whose hand second causes are often... | |
 | Herodotus - Greece - 1830 - 542 pages
...beautifully expressed in EMesiastes, ix. II. " I returned and saw under the snn, 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 under, standing, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all." I will... | |
 | Herodotus - 1830 - 472 pages
...expressed in Ei-cleslastes, ix. 1 1. ' - I returned and saw under the sun, that the rare is not 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 ; but time and i chance happpiletk to them all." I... | |
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