A New Translation of the Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and the Canticles, with Introductions, and Notes, Chiefly ExplanatoryJ. Munroe, 1846 - 290 pages |
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Page xii
... common use of language are called proverbs , but connected moral discourses in praise of wisdom , and urging to the practice of virtue , especially the virtue of chas- tity . The discourse or discourses in these nine chapters probably ...
... common use of language are called proverbs , but connected moral discourses in praise of wisdom , and urging to the practice of virtue , especially the virtue of chas- tity . The discourse or discourses in these nine chapters probably ...
Page xvi
... common version it is translated : " The Lord hath made all things for himself ; yea , even the wicked for the day of evil . " - Against the interpretation of this passage which makes it mean that Jehovah made man wicked on purpose to ...
... common version it is translated : " The Lord hath made all things for himself ; yea , even the wicked for the day of evil . " - Against the interpretation of this passage which makes it mean that Jehovah made man wicked on purpose to ...
Page xvii
... common sense and observation , and not from mystical or metaphysical musings . The necessity of religion , which is spoken of under the name of the fear of Jehovah , is inculcated in this book in strong and emphatic language , as the ...
... common sense and observation , and not from mystical or metaphysical musings . The necessity of religion , which is spoken of under the name of the fear of Jehovah , is inculcated in this book in strong and emphatic language , as the ...
Page 89
... common reader , the prominent aim of the au- thor . " Mere vanity , mere vanity , all is vanity , " is the beginning , the middle , and the end of the essay . It is the chain which binds the whole together . And yet all parts of it do ...
... common reader , the prominent aim of the au- thor . " Mere vanity , mere vanity , all is vanity , " is the beginning , the middle , and the end of the essay . It is the chain which binds the whole together . And yet all parts of it do ...
Page 93
... common in modern times ; a fiction which is not very carefully supported . The prevalent belief , it is true , has been that Solomon was the author of the book . The first com- mentator , so far as I know , who called the received ...
... common in modern times ; a fiction which is not very carefully supported . The prevalent belief , it is true , has been that Solomon was the author of the book . The first com- mentator , so far as I know , who called the received ...
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Page 272 - All things to man's delightful use. The roof Of thickest covert was inwoven shade, Laurel and myrtle, and what higher grew Of firm and fragrant leaf ; on either side Acanthus, and each odorous bushy shrub, Fenced up the verdant wall ; each beauteous flower, Iris all hues, roses and jessamine...
Page 264 - Wherefore I perceive that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his own works; for that is his portion: for who shall bring him to see what shall be after him?
Page 160 - Set me as a seal upon thine heart, As a seal upon thine arm : For love is strong as death ; Jealousy is cruel as the grave : The coals thereof are coals of fire, Which hath a most vehement flame.
Page 179 - Of law there can be no less acknowledged, than that her seat is the bosom of God, her voice the harmony of the world ; all things in heaven and earth do her homage, the very least as feeling her care, and the greatest as not exempted from her power...
Page 37 - The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness.
Page 114 - Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment.
Page 58 - If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink: for thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the Lord shall reward thee.
Page 80 - All things come alike to all: there is one event to the righteous and to the wicked; to the good, and to the clean, and to the unclean; to him that sacrificeth, and to him that sacrificeth not: as is the good, so is the sinner; and he that sweareth, as he that feareth an oath.
Page 147 - Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth : for thy love is better than wine.
Page 109 - There is no man that hath power over the spirit to retain the spirit; neither hath he power in the day of death: and there is no discharge in that war; neither shall wickedness deliver those that are given to it.