 I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.  Visitor: Or Monthly Instructor - Página 4611843Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | William Bates - 1815 - 530 páginas
...the observation of the wisest man, "'I returned and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread...men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill ; but time and chance happeneth to all-." Indeed such is the order of divine providence in the world,... | |
 | Nathaniel Lardner - 1815 - 616 páginas
...seen by those who have diligently observed human counsels and events, " that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread...of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill, but time and chance happeneth to them all," Ecc. iz. 11. As all human affairs are liable to accidents... | |
 | Archibald Alison - 1815 - 312 páginas
...appearances occur at first to perplex our understandings. Here, as of old, "the race is not .to the swift, nor the battle to the " strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor riches to u men of understanding, nor favour to men of skill, " but time and chance happen unto them... | |
 | J. Coote - 1817 - 378 páginas
...habitation. 2d sermon. Eccles. ix. 10,11,18. I returned, and •aw under the sun that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understand -<ng, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happenetb to them all. For man... | |
 | 1856 - 838 páginas
...tradesman — which proclaim that in t/iat field, at least, the race neither it, nor shall be, to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of under standing, nor yet favourtomenof skill i* Istheexisting state of things, in short, calculated... | |
 | James Porter - 1819 - 34 páginas
...other object of his pursuit. He is entirely dependent upon God for success. The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread...men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill ; but time and chance happeneth to them all." Ex. 9. il. A man may have a fair prospect of success... | |
 | 1819 - 594 páginas
...prospered ! Thus human calculations have been baffled, and it has been proved that'" the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong; neither yet bread...the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding;" that " it is not in man that walketh to direct his iteps ;" and that " there are many devices ma man's... | |
 | 1819 - 948 páginas
...the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to Ihe " 5 ; but time and chance happeneth to them all. 12 For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that... | |
 | Robert Walker, Hugh Blair - 1820 - 514 páginas
...prosper in all his plans. ••• I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong ; neither yet...of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all." Men are too apt " to VOL. u. p sacrifice to their own net,... | |
 | Herodotus - 1821 - 498 páginas
...expressed in Ecclesiastes, ix. 11. " I returned and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, rior yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth... | |
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