| 1828 - 724 páginas
...wise and good man consists in imitating the mechanical action of a door turning upon its hinges ? ' So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.' Are poverty and want the chief elements of happiness ? Even the weaker sex are exhorted to be up betimes... | |
| Jesse Torrey - 1830 - 336 páginas
...food in the harvest. How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard ? when wilt thou I arise out of thy sleep ? Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding...one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man. He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand : but the hand of the diligent maketh rich. He that... | |
| Ebenezer Porter - 1830 - 420 páginas
...in the harvest. How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard ? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep f — Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding...poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed-man. 2. And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man that had not on a wedding-garment... | |
| William Henderson - 1831 - 352 páginas
...with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down. Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding...one that travelleth ; and thy want as an armed man." All those who have attained great age, have beep distinguished as early risers. The morning is that... | |
| Charles Simeon - 1832 - 664 páginas
...and received instruction. Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a 808. J THE SLUGGARD'S VINEYARD. 235 little folding of the hands to sleep: so shall thy...one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man. IF we have an observant eye, and a mind open to receive instruction, there is not any thing in the... | |
| 1832 - 220 páginas
...slumber, a little more folding of the hands to sleep." This is the snare; and what is the consequence ? "So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man." Sloth is the ensnaring Delilah; but her Philistine accomplices are behind the curtain watching their... | |
| Charles Simeon - 1833 - 596 páginas
...thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down. Then I saw and considered it well: I looked upon it, and received instruction. Yet a little sleep,...one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man"." Through his neglect of the proper means, not only does he fail to be enriched ; but he loses what he... | |
| Robert Sanderson - 1833 - 100 páginas
...thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down. Then I saw, and considered it well : I looked upon it, and received instruction. Yet a little sleep,...one that travelleth ; and thy want as an armed man." " Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with all thy might ; for there is no work, nor device, nor... | |
| Thaddeus Mason Harris - 1833 - 394 páginas
...or rather repetition, ch. xxiv. 34. ' A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the arms to sleep ; so shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.' It is evident that the writer means to denote the speed and rapidity of the approaches of penury ;... | |
| Ebenezer Porter - 1833 - 312 páginas
...of thv sleep?—Vet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:—So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man. 2. And when the king came in to see the guests', he raw there a man that had not on a wedding-garment:—And... | |
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