 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.  Sermons on several occasions and subjects - Page 82by Richard Lucas - 1722Full view - About this book
 | John AUSTIN (Roman Catholic Writer.) - 1706 - 662 pages
...nor the Battle to the Strong, neither yet Bread to the Wife, nor Riches to Men of Underftanding, nor Favour to Men of Skill, but Time and Chance happeneth to them all. And fure 'tis fit it mould be foj for what can infinite Power and Goodnefs do, but that which is beft?... | |
 | James Harris - Conduct of life - 1775 - 574 pages
...confeflion of all fucceeding ages (oj. T/ie Race is not to the Swift, nor the Battle id the Strong, nor yet Favour to men of Skill; but TIME and CHANCE happeneth tothent all (p). •_ ' THE fame concurring Caufes, which afted in thefe cafes like adverfaries, canbecome... | |
 | John Smalley - Congregational churches - 1803 - 448 pages
...battle to the strong ; neither yet bread to the wise, nor riches to men of understanding, nor favor to men of skill ; but time and chance happeneth to them all." No man is certain that he shall have a crop, however carefully he cultivates and sows his ground. "... | |
 | Sacred hours - 1804 - 500 pages
...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. There was a little city, and few men within it: and there came a great king against it, and besieged... | |
 | Alexander Campbell - Scotland - 1804 - 342 pages
...fl battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor ff yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to " men of skill ; but time and chance happeneth to them " all. For man also knoweth not his time •, as the fishes (f that are taken in an evil net," &c. t. Bullet... | |
 | Presbyterian Church - 1806 - 650 pages
...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." " I have planted," says Paul, " Apollos watered, but God gave the increase. So then neither is he that... | |
 | 1807 - 570 pages
...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. 12 For man also knoweth not his time : as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds... | |
 | 1809 - 1150 pages
...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. 12 For man also knoweth not his time : as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds... | |
 | Edward Reynolds - Bible - 1811 - 434 pages
...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. Some consider this verse as the observation of another vanity under the sun, viz. That events and successes... | |
 | William Warburton (Bp. of Gloucester), Richard Hurd - Theology - 1811 - 484 pages
...to the strong ; neither yet bread to the " wise ; nor yet riches to the men of understanding • " nor yet favour to men of skill ; but time and " chance happeneth to them all. Eccles. ix. 11. Could " a wise man, under an extraordinary providence " himself, talk in this manner,... | |
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