 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.  Century Monthly Magazine - Page 482edited by - 1917Full view - About this book
 | John AUSTIN (Roman Catholic Writer.) - 1706 - 662 pages
...Madnefs is in their Hearts while they live, and after that they go to the Dead. I returned and faw under the Sun, that the Race is not to the Swift,...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... | |
 | Richard Lucas - 1722 - 344 pages
...ix. Battel to the Strong, neither yet Bread to the n. Wife, not yet Riches to Men of Under jlanding) nor yet Favour to Men of Skill., but Time and Chance happeneth to them all. 'Tis uncertain whether we lhall gain what we aim at, and if we do 'tis uncertain whether we fhall enjoy... | |
 | Thomas Stackhouse - Clergy - 1737 - 198 pages
...are behind him, he defpifes*: EccleC ix. Never confidering, that the Race is not always l"' to the Swift, nor the Battle to the Strong, neither yet Bread to the Wife, nor yet Riches to the Men of Vnderftanding, nor yet Favour to Men of Skill; hit Time and Chance... | |
 | Samuel Clarke - 1744 - 470 pages
...lower and tain World. And Thefe, are elegantly reproved in the words of my Text ; / raturned, and fait) under the Sun, that the Race is not to the Swift,...the Battle to the Strong, neither yet Bread to the Wife, nor yet Riches to men of Underftanding, nor yet Favour to men of Skill ; but 'Time and Chance... | |
 | Richard Baxter - Christian life - 1764 - 200 pages
...the World (b).' It obferves an alldifpofing Providence, and infefs ' that the Race i* ' not to the Swift, nor the Battle to the Strong, ' neither yet Bread to the Wife, nor yet Riches t» * IVkn of Underftanding (c).' And it fo abiblutely devotes and fubjects the... | |
 | William Warburton (bp. of Gloucester.) - 1767 - 396 pages
...nor the battle to the Strong ; nor yet bread to tbe Wife; nor yet riches to men of Under/land-' ing ; nor yet favour to men of Skill: But time and chance happeneth to them all. However, let us take this matter at the beft, and throw fuch untoward circumflances afide : Let us... | |
 | 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... | |
 | 1851 - 592 pages
...contrivance ; the merchant, to his experience ; the strong, to his strength. And yet " the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread...understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill.." But the attention of the true Christian is fixed upon the providence of Gad. He surveys the grand scheme... | |
 | John Smalley - Congregational churches - 1803 - 454 pages
...The lot is cast into the lap, but the whole disposing thereof is of the Lord. The race is not to the swift, nor the 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."... | |
 | Sacred hours - 1804 - 500 pages
...known in his children. Ecclesiastes. I returned and saw under the sun, that the ra:e is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread...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... | |
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