...monarch, when surveying the moral character of many around him, said, ' Surely men of low degree arc vanity, and men of high degree are a lie ; to be laid...balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity.' In this quotation, the two ranks of men named, are represented as vanity, so that when put together...

...borrowed from the Jews, had probably itt origin in the figurative language of Scripture. Thus, Psalm Ixii. 9.—" Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men...balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity;" — and, in Daniel, the sentence against the King of Babylon, inscribed on the wall, " Thou art weighed...

...borrowed from the Jews, had probably its origin in the figurative language of Scripture. Thus Psalm Ixii. 9. — " Surely men of low degree are vanity, and...the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity ;" — and, in Daniel, the sentence against the King of Babylon, inscribed on the wal', " Thou art...

...not."* " His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish. "f " Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high...the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity ."J How strange it is that a being manifestly so frail and impotent should be capable of exciting in...

...been beheld soaring above the real participation of those enjoyments for which they seem to aim. " Surely, men of low degree are vanity, and men of high...balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity." Surely, nothing but a life of rectitude, the result of an enlightened understanding and obedient mind,...

...language of Scripture. Thus, Psalm Ixii. 'J " Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of higli degree are a lie : to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity ;"— and, in Daniel, the sentence against the King of Babylon, inscribed on the wall, " Thou art weighed...

...speculate with sin, and at all times degrading : how contemptuously is it said in the b.ii. Psalm, " Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie. Fourthly, because it is mischevious. It is, for the most part, so intended, and very often it leatjs...

...refuge, is in God. 8. Trust in him at all times, ye people ; pour out your heart before him : God is ter. 6. And Joshua become not vain in robbery : if riches increase, set not your heart upon them. 1 1. God hath spoken...

...of Herod, of the truth of the psalmist's declaration—" Surely every man walketh in a vain show." " Men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree...balance they are altogether lighter than vanity." In such striking instances of human frailty, we behold the propriety of the prophet's injunction—...

...put off their very selves as a disguise. This is agreeable to the language of Scripture elsewhere, ' Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie,' ' &c. In two respects may the present state of man seem to approach near to nothingness, and so admit...