...Abundance, fo he is left naked and defencelefs to every one that comes in his Way. Iwent, fays Solomon, by the Field of the Slothful, and by the Vineyard of the Man void of Under/landing ; afid lo ! it wtis all grown over with Thorns, and Nettles had covered the Face thereof:...

...Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty : open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread. 1 went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding; and, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone...

...toleration to injure and deceive them. The' 30 rest of the chapter is a beautiful and instructive parable. I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void • 1 of understanding ; these are synonimous terms ; And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, [and]...

...in his business ? he shall stand before kings, he shall not stand before mean men, Prov. xxii. 29. " I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding. Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to fleep. So shall thy poverty...

...not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me: I will render to the man according to his work. 30 I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard «f the man void of understanding ; ... 31 Audio, it was ull grown over with thorns, .a;«? nettles...

...xxvi. 13. There is a lion in the way, a lion is in the streets. Prov. xxiv. 30. I went by the fit-Id of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understandmg ; Ver. 3 1 . And lo ! it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face...

...that very necessity should have made them elsewhere translate the word by the term wall, not hedge : / went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man -void of understanding ; and lo, it -was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone-wall...

...him as he hath done to me : I will render to the man according to liis work. 30 1 went by the fi-ld ; xfcv. Quarrels to lie avoided. 529 31 And lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had...

...(Deut. xxxii. 35.), to recompense unto him according to his dcservings. Ver. 30. I -went by the Jield of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man -void of understanding :] And, to that which I have just now said, (ver. 27.), concerning diligence, I will add this observation...

...particular callings. Prov. xxiii. 21, Drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags. Prov. xxiv. 30, 31, 33, 34, I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding; and lo,itwas all grown over wilhthornsi and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stonewall...