 I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit.  Poems - Page 101by Samuel Rogers - 1834 - 295 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Jonathan Birch - 1800 - 122 pages
...vanities ; saith the preacher, vanity of vanities, all is vanity. I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and behold all is vanity and vexation of spirit. LUKE, chap. 9, v. 25. For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or... | |
 | David Simpson - 1803 - 446 pages
...hath GOD given to the sons of man to be exercised therewith. 1 have seen all the works that are done under the sun ; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit. That which is crooked cannot be made straight : and that which is wanting cannot be numbered. I communed... | |
 | Sacred hours - 1804 - 500 pages
...vanities, saith the preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity. I have seen all the works that are done under the sun : and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit. I said in mine heart, Go to now, I will prove thee with mirth; therefore enjoy pleasure; and, behold,... | |
 | Job Orton, Robert Gentleman - 1805 - 476 pages
...great labour, and ob 14 tain it by slow degrees. 1 have seen all the works of this kind that are done under the sun ; and, behold, all [is] vanity and vexation of spirit ; TOÍ know little, and that little is not of much service 15 to us. [That which is] crooked cannot... | |
 | 1806 - 578 pages
...satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing, —I have, seen all the works that are done under the sun, and behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit." This is not the conclusion of a speculative recluse, totally ignorant of life ; or of a gloomy ascetic,... | |
 | 1807 - 570 pages
...Cod given to the sons of man to be exercised therewith. 14 I have seen all the works that are done under the sun ; and behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit. 15 That which is crooked cannot be made straight : and that which is wanting cannot be numbered. 16... | |
 | Joseph Hall - 1808 - 488 pages
...vii. 25. i. 18. Lastly, not in any human thing : for / have considered all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit. EC. i. 14. SECT. 6. /-Life, Wherein Felicity is : \ 1. In approving ourselves < /"Favour, to God. From... | |
 | 1809 - 480 pages
...God given to the sons of man to be exercised therewith. 14 I have seen all the works that are done under the sun, and behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit. 16 I communed with mine own heart, saying, Lo, I am come to great estate, and have gotten more wisdom... | |
 | David Simpson - 1809 - 410 pages
...hath God given to the sons of man to be exercised therewith. I have seen all the works that are done under the sun ; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit. That which is crooked cannot be made straight: and that which is wanting cannot he numbered. I communed... | |
 | Legh Richmond - 1811 - 802 pages
...passeth away, and the lust thereof. The wise man saith, " I have considered all the works that are done under the sun, and behold all is vanity and vexation of spirit." Again : " Great travail is created for all men, and an heavy yoke upon the sons of Adam from the day... | |
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