 For who knoweth what is good for man in this life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow?  Sermons - Страница 129написао/ла Hugh Blair - 1820Пуни преглед - О овој књизи
 | William Jay - 1812 - 284 страница
...should make him more humble. For what can h« know ? " Who knoweth what is good for man in this " life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as " a shadow ? For who can tell a man what shall be af" ter him under the sun ?" Can lie distinguish between appearances,... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1815 - 442 страница
...temper, by recalling this reflection of the wise man ; who knoiccth what is good for man in this life ; all the days of his vain life, which he spendeth as a shadow ? To enjoy long life, and see many days, is the universal wish ; and, as the wish is prompted by nature,... | |
 | William Bates - 1815 - 544 страница
...directly to the kingdom of heaven. " Who knows," saith Solomon, " what is good for a man in this life, all the days of his vain life, which he spendeth as a shadow?" Eccles. 6. 12. That which is desired with importunity, as tending to his happiness, often proves his... | |
 | 1815 - 614 страница
...that increase vanity, what is man the better ? 12 For who knoweth what is good for man in this life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow ? for who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun ? CHAP. VII. A Good name is better than... | |
 | Robert Hall - 1815 - 260 страница
...come in disguise ; therefore who can by present appearances know what is good for a man in this life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow ? Eccles. \i. 12. However it is evident from an impartial survey of Jehovah's conduct, that the methods... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1818 - 478 страница
...at the head of the greatest empire in the East. Who knoweth what is good for man in this life f alj, the days of his vain life, which he spendeth as a, shadow. An extensive contemplation of human affairs will lead us to this conclusion, That among- the different... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1820 - 540 страница
...effect which a change of condition may produce on his moral character, and his eternal interests j how can he know what is good for him all the days of his vain life, which he spendeth at a shadow ? Instead of only lamenting this ignorance, let us, in the last place, consider how it... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1820 - 398 страница
...in the issue bothr temporal and spiritual felicity. Who knoweth what is good for man in this life, all the days of his vain life, which he spendeth as a shadow1? When we consider the darkness of our present state, the imbecility of human nature, and the... | |
 | Hugh Blair, James Finlayson - 1822 - 492 страница
...thoughts of cruelty. Thou shalt slay the young men with the sword, said the Prophet : Thou shalt dash tlie children, and rip up the women with child. Is thy...wise ends it was intended by Providence to promote. * 2 Kings, viii. 12, 13. VOL. I. K I. LET this doctrine teach us to proceed with caution and circumspection,... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1822 - 470 страница
...Thou shalt dash the children, and rip up the women with child. Is thy servant a dog, replied Hazte'l, that he should do these things ?* But no sooner was...wise ends it was intended by Providence to promote. I. LET this doctrine teach us to proceed with caution and circumspection, through a world where evil... | |
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