 I seen also under the sun, and it seemed great unto me: there was a little city, and few men within it; and there came a great king against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it: now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by...  Tracts of the Anglican fathers - Page 265de Anglican fathers - 1842Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | Robert Hall - 1833 - 698 pages
...and there came a great king against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it : now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city ; yet no man remembered that same poor man."t From these and various other causes that might be specified,... | |
 | 1842 - 608 pages
...it: and there came a great hing against it and besieged it and built great bulwarks against it. Now there was found in it a poor wise man ; and he by his wisdom delivered the city : yet no man remembered that same poor man. Then said I, wisdom is better than strength : nevertheless... | |
 | 1835 - 496 pages
...; and there came a great king against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it. Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man 'remembered that same poor man." — Eccles. ix. 14, 15. Now it is clear that the voice... | |
 | Nathan Parker, Henry Ware - 1835 - 540 pages
...; and there came a great king against it and besieged it ; and built great bulwarks against it. Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city ; yet no man remembered that same poor man. Then, said I, wisdom is better than strength ; nevertheless... | |
 | Auguste Louis Philippe Rochat - 1837 - 284 pages
...; and there came a great king against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it. Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city." May the Lord grant, that whenever Satan assails us with his temptations, this poor wise man may be... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1837 - 478 pages
...it; and there came a great king against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it. Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he, by his wisdom, delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man. Then, said I, wisdom is better than strength; nevertheless,... | |
 | Edward Robinson - 1838 - 1076 pages
...there came against it a great king, who surrounded it, and raised against it great entrenchments. "Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city ; yet no one noticed that poor man. "Then said I, wisdom is bolter than strength," etc. Eccl. c. 9.... | |
 | Nathaniel Lardner - 1838 - 642 pages
...; and there came a great king against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it. Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city. Vet no man remembered that same poor man," ver. 13 — 15. If the place had been saved by some rich... | |
 | 1838 - 1196 pages
...and there came a great king 15 against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it : Now ked greatly. And when the voice of the trumpet sounded long, and waned louder ; yet 16 no man remembered that same poor man. Then said I, Wisdom if better than strength : nevertheless... | |
 | John Pring - 1839 - 184 pages
...and there came a great king against it, and besieged it ; and built great bulwarks against it. Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city." (Eccles. ix. 14, 15.) Only think, my dear brother ; what a rich man it would make him, if divine Wisdom... | |
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