 | 1858
...dizzy. He " withheld his heart from no joy." Then, as he returned to God, from whom he had wandered, he said of laughter, "It is mad,'' and of mirth, " What doeth it?" and of all his climbing, "It is vanity and vexation of spirit." Severus, Emperor of Rome, climbed from... | |
 | Moses Mendelssohn, Theodore Preston - 1845 - 404 страница
...man in mirth, and drinking, and song, and after he had made trkl also of this method, he repented and said of laughter, It is mad, and of mirth, What doeth it ? The fourth contradiction is that we have, " What advantage has the wise man above the fool?" and... | |
 | William Morrison Engles - 1845 - 204 страница
...to now, I will prove thee with mirth, therefore enjoy pleasure: and behold, this also is vanity. I said of laughter, It is mad : and of mirth. What doeth it ? I sought in mine heart to give myself unto wine, yet acquainting mine heart with wisdom ; and to... | |
 | 1829 - 474 страница
...indebted to Horace than Scripture, for your authorities. The wisest of men differed from you both : " I said of laughter, it is mad; and of mirth, what doeth it?" " As the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of a fool;" noisy, sparkling, and worthless.... | |
 | Edward Robinson - 1846 - 810 страница
..." I said in my heart, Go to now, I will prove thee with mirth ; therefore enjoy pleasure." But " I said of laughter, It is mad; and of mirth, What doeth it?" — Again, " I sought in my heart to give myself unto wine, and to lay bold on folly." And " I hated... | |
 | 1846 - 512 страница
...(verses 1, 2) and found them, like all other objects of human regard, to be nothing but vanity. " I said of laughter, it is mad: and of mirth, what doeth it ? The author might well have saved himself the trouble of the above experiment. Every age has presented... | |
 | Colin McIver - 1846 - 244 страница
...is vain glory. Gal. v. 26. 4. Q. Will sport and pleasure make you happy ? Jl. No: for the wise man said of laughter, It is mad, and of mirth, What doeth it? Eccl. ii. 2. 5. Q. Can the gain of the world make you happy ? A. No : for what is a man profited, if... | |
 | William Jacobson (bp. of Chester.) - 1846 - 382 страница
...to now, I will prove tltee with mirth, therefore enjoy pleasure ; and behold, this also is vanity. I said of laughter, it is mad: and of mirth, what doeth it ? u And in another place : Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth is heaviness.*... | |
 | Charles Simmons - 1847 - 564 страница
...now, I will prove thea with mirth ; therefore enjoy pleasure : and behold, this also is vanity. 2 I said of laughter, It is mad : and of mirth, What doeth it? 7:2 It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting : for that is... | |
 | 1848 - 530 страница
...to now, I will prove thee with mirth, therefore enjoy pleasure : and, behold, this also is vanity. I said of laughter, It is mad: and of mirth, What doeth it? I sought in mine heart to give myself unto wine, yet acquainting mine heart with wisdom ; aud to lay... | |
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I said in mine heart, Go to now, I will prove thee with mirth, therefore enjoy pleasure : and behold, this also is vanity. I said of laughter, It is mad : and of mirth, What 
