Ye have sown much and bring in little; ye eat, but ye have not enough; ye drink, but ye are not filled with drink ; ye clothe you, but there is none warm ; and he that earneth wages earneth wages to put it into a bag with holes. Whole Works of the Rev. Mr. John Flavel - Page 398by John Flavel - 1799Full view - About this book
| John Bird Sumner - Bible - 1850 - 520 pages
...heart. Men go on, and realise by experience, the truth of the prophet's remonstrance, " Ye have sown much, and bring in little ; ye eat, but ye have not...not filled with drink : ye clothe you, but there is 3 Sec Acts iv. 35, and v. 4. none warm ; and he that earneth wages, earueth wages to put into a bag... | |
| Thomas Dick - 1850 - 520 pages
...of the Lord lie waste 1 Therefore, thus saith the Lord of Hoíts, Consider your ways. Ye have sown much, and bring in little ; ye eat, but ye have not enough ; ye drink, but ye arc not ñlled with drink ; ye clothe you, but there is no warm ; and he that earneth wases, earneth... | |
| Edward Auriol - 1850 - 590 pages
...Te sow much, and bring in little ; ye eat, and have not enough ; ye drink, but ye are not satisfied with drink ; ye clothe you, but there is none warm ; and he that earneth wages, earneth wages to put it in a bag of holes." Holy Scripture here is only a transcript of common experience.... | |
| John Watson Adams, Joel Parker - Presbyterian Church - 1851 - 378 pages
...say to them, — " Now, therefore, thus saith the Lord of hosts : Consider your ways. Ye have sown much, and bring in little : ye eat, but ye have not...but there is none warm ; and he that earneth wages, earneth wages to put it into a bag with holes. — Why, saith the Lord? Because of my house that is... | |
| Hannah Villiers Boyd - Australia - 1851 - 218 pages
...this house, lie waste f Now, therefore, thus saith the Lord of hosts, consider your ways. Ye have sown much and bring in little ; ye eat, but ye have not...but there is none warm ; and he that earneth wages, earneth wages to put it into a bag with holes. Thus saith the Lord of hosts, consider your ways. Go... | |
| Thomas Boston - Presbyterian Church - 1852 - 422 pages
...hand of providence working against him in the management of his affairs. See Hag. i. 6, " Ye have sown much, and bring in little ; ye eat, but ye have not...but there is none warm ; and he that earneth wages earneth wages to pnt it into a bag with holes." The case of the labour of the mind, is in this respect... | |
| 1853 - 1172 pages
...prophet was commanded to say unto them, " Thus saith the Lord of Hosts, Consider your ways. Ye have sown much, and bring in little ; ye eat, but ye have not...but there is none warm ; and he that earneth wages, earneth wages to put it into a bag with holes Ye looked for much, and, lo, it came to little ; and... | |
| Susan Warner - Bible - 1853 - 868 pages
...this house lie waste 3 Now, therefore, thus saith the Lord of hosts ; Consider your ways. Ye have sown much, and bring in little ; ye eat, but ye have not...but there is none warm ; and he that earneth wages, earneth wages to put it into a bag with holes. Thus saith the Lord of hosts ; Consider your ways. Go... | |
| Susanna Corder - Prison reformers - 1853 - 670 pages
...me, chap. i. 5, 6, " Now, therefore, thus saith the Lord of Hosts; consider your ways. Ye have sown much, and bring in little ; ye eat, but ye have not...but there is none warm; and he that earneth wages, earncth wages to put them into a bag with holes." Whether they may not be applied to myself and some... | |
| Lebbeus Armstrong - Alcoholism - 1853 - 812 pages
...? Now, therefore, thus saith the Lord of hosts, Consider your ways. Ye have sown much, and brought in little ; ye eat, but ye have not enough ; ye drink,...filled with drink ; ye clothe you, but there is none ADDRESS BEFORE THE LEGISLATURE. 435 warm ; and he that earneth wages, earneth wages to put it into... | |
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