 A man to whom God hath given riches, wealth, and honour, so that he wanteth nothing for his soul of all that he desireth, yet God giveth him not power to eat thereof, but a stranger eateth it: this is vanity, and it is an evil disease.  Sermons Preached in England - Page 37by Reginald Heber - 1829 - 392 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Richard Lucas - 1699 - 364 pages
...up, corrupts and depreciates, is hot much milder, Ecclef. 6. i,a. there is an Evil which I have feen under the Sun, and it is common among Men : A Man to whom God hath given Riches, Wealth and Honour, fo that he wanteth no thing for his Soul of all that he defer eth, yet God giveth him not power to... | |
 | Jeremy Collier - 1725 - 460 pages
...no Reafon to be• .Eccief. lieve it was peculiar to it. • There is an '• Evil which I have feen under the Sun, and it is common among Men ; a Man to whom God has given Wealth and Honour, yet God gives hint not, or he has not, Tower to eat thereof. This is Vanity,... | |
 | Benjamin Whichcote - 1751 - 460 pages
...labour ; this is the gift of God. Eccl. vi. I, 2. There is an evil which I have feen under the fun, and it is common among men ; a man to whom God hath given riches, wealth and honour, fo that he wanteth nothing far his foul of all that he defireth, yet God giwih •him not •power... | |
 | Thomas Stackhouse - 1760 - 370 pages
...Tranfgreffions of them, in Point of Excefs. There is another Evil, fays the Royal Preacher, which I have feen under the Sun, and it is common among Men ; a Man,...to whom God hath given Riches, Wealth, and Honour, fo that he wanteth nothing for bis Soul of all that he dcfireth ; yet God giveth him not Power to eat... | |
 | John Flavel - 1770 - 512 pages
...eftates. Of this Solomon fpeaks, Eccl. vi. 22. " There is an evil which I have feen *' under the fun, and it is common among men ; A man to whom •' God hath given riches, wealth and honour, fd that he want'<• eth nothing for his foul of all that he defireth ; yet God giv•*•• eth him... | |
 | William Martin Trinder - 1793 - 312 pages
...as well as the proper ufe of his fubftance. " There is an evil," faith Solomon, " which I have feen, and it is common among men ; a man to whom God hath given riches, wealth, and honour, fo that he wanteth nothing for his foul of all that he defireth ; and yet God giveth him not power... | |
 | John Flavel - 1799 - 626 pages
...eftates. Of this Solomon fpeaks, Eccl. vi. 22. " There is an evil which I have feen under the fun, and " it is common among men ; A man to whom God hath given " riches, wealth and honour, fo that he wanteth nothing for his " foul of all that he defireth j yet God giveth him not power to... | |
 | James Fisher - 1803 - 364 pages
...for the " owners thereof to their hurt." And " there is an evil which I have feen under " the fun, and it is common among men: " a man to whom God hath given riches, " wealth and honour, fo that he wanteth " nothing for his foul of all that he defireth; " yet God giveth him not power to... | |
 | Job Orton, Robert Gentleman - 1805 - 476 pages
...miserable in his greatest abundance. 1 rT4IERE is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and 2 J_ it [is] common among men : A man to whom God hath...nothing for his soul of all that he desireth, yet God civeth him not power to eat thereof, but a stranger eateth it ; lie is a mere slave to his money, mid... | |
 | William Jay - 1805 - 486 pages
...nor he that loveth abundance with increafe." " There is an evil which I have feen under the fun, " and it is common among men : a man, to whom " God hath given riches, wealth, and honour, fo that " he wanteth nothing for his foul of all that he defir" eth, yet God giveth him not power to... | |
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