 | 1611 - 360 pages
...city, and few men within it ; and there came a great king against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it: now there was found in it a poor...the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man. Then said I,Wisdom is better than strength: nevertheless the poorman's wisdom is despised, and his... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1802 - 314 pages
...description of a poor man, whose merits are lost in his poverty, than that in the words of the wise man : ' There was a little city, and few men within it; and...great king against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it. Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he, by his wisdom, delivered... | |
 | 1803 - 376 pages
...city, and few men within: and there came a great king against it: and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it : now there was found in it a...the city ; yet no man remembered that same poor man. Then, said I, wisdom is better than strength ; nevertheless, the poor man's wisdom is despised, and... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1804 - 578 pages
...description of a poor man, whose merits are lost in his poverty, than that in the words of the wise man: " There was a little city, and few men within it; and...great king against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it : now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he, by his wisdom, delivered... | |
 | Sacred hours - 1804 - 500 pages
...to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill ; but time and chance happeneth to them all. There was a little city, and few men within it: and...great king against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it: • now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered... | |
 | Job Orton, Robert Gentleman - 1805 - 476 pages
...prudent precautions. 13 This wisdom have I seen also under the sun, and it [seemed] 14 great unto me : [There was] a little city, and few men within it ;...came a great king against it, and besieged it, and }>S built great bulwarks against it : Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom,... | |
 | Job Orton, Robert Gentleman - 1805 - 474 pages
...precautions. 1 3 This wisdom have I seen also under the sun, and if [seemed]; !4 great unto me : t'l'here was] a little city, and few men within it ; and there...came a great king against it, and besieged it, and 15 built great bulwarks against it : Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom,... | |
 | 1807 - 570 pages
...suddenly upon them. 13 «| This wisdom have I seen also under the sun, and it Ktmed great unto me ; 14 There was a little city, and few men within it; and...great king against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it : 15 Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered... | |
 | 1809 - 1150 pages
...suddenly upon them. 13 If This wisdom have I seen also under the sun, and it seemed great unto me : 14 K great bulwarks against it : 15 Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered... | |
 | 1809 - 556 pages
...wealth and riches. And this single observation shows that I have reason for it. See Annot. [k] Ver. 14. There was a little city, and few men within it; and...there came a great king against it, and besieged it, ami built great bulwarks against it :] There was a city of small circuit, ill fortified, and manned... | |
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I seen also under the sun, and it seemed great unto me: there was a little city, and few men within it; and there came a great king against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it: now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by... 
