 The wisdom of a learned man cometh by opportunity of leisure: and he that hath little business shall become wise. How can he get wisdom that holdeth the plough, and that glorieth in the goad, that driveth oxen, and is occupied in their labours, and whose...  On National Government - Page 370by George Ensor - 1810Full view - About this book
 | British prose literature - 1821 - 362 pages
...leisure : and he that hath little business shall become wise." — " HO-.V can he get wisdom that holdeth the plough, and that glorieth in the goad ; that driveth oxen, and is occupied in their 'labours; and whose talk is of bullocks!" Ver. 27. " So every carpenter and work-master, that )aboureth night... | |
 | Beilby Porteus - 1823 - 416 pages
...enlightened or much improved by them. How should Tie get wisdom from such sources, "that holdeth " the plough, and that glorieth in the goad ; " that driveth oxen, and is occupied in their " labours ; that giveth his mind to make " furrows, and is diligent to give the kine " fodder ?" * Very different... | |
 | John Ayrton Paris - Science - 1827 - 234 pages
...of leisure ; and he that hath little business shall become wise. How can he get wisdom that holdeth the plough, and that glorieth in the goad, that driveth oxen, and is occupied in their labours, and whose talk is ofbullocks ? — So every carpenter, and workmaster, that laboureth night and day... | |
 | Basil Hall - Atlantic States - 1829 - 444 pages
...of leisure; and he that hath little business shall become wise. " How can he get wisdom that holdeth the plough, and that glorieth in the goad ? That driveth oxen, and is occupied in their labours, and whose talk is of bullocks ? " He giveth his mind to make furrows ; and is diligent to give the... | |
 | Robert Vaughan - Christian life - 1832 - 450 pages
...generally accompanied the daily toil of the labourer and the mechanic. How can he get wisdom that holdeth the plough, and that glorieth in the goad, that driveth oxen, and is occupied in their labours, and whose talk is about bullocks ? Every carpenter and workmaster, the smith sitting by his anvil,... | |
 | Joseph John Gurney - Theologians, Scottish - 1833 - 190 pages
...worthy of notice. It is in chap, xxxviii., and begins as follows: "How can he get wisdom that holdeth the plough, and that glorieth in the goad, that driveth oxen, and is occupied in their labors, and whose talk is of bullocks ? He giveth his mind to make furrows, and is diligent to give... | |
 | 1835 - 842 pages
...and they shall not be found where parables are spoken. How can he get wisdom that holdeth the plough, that glorieth in the goad, that driveth oxen and is occupied in their labors, and whose talk is of bullocks?" Lycurgus, more than two thousand years ago, in his celebrated... | |
 | Ignotus Coaxus (pseud.) - Great Britain - 1835 - 224 pages
...little skilled to do or suggest any thing politically efficient. " How can he get wisdom that holdeth the plough, and that glorieth in the goad ? That driveth oxen, and is occupied in their labours, and whose talk is of bullocks ? He giveth his mind to make furrows; and is diligent to give the kine... | |
 | Edmund Burke - English literature - 1835 - 652 pages
...haih little business shall become wise." — '1 How can he get wisdom that holdeth the plough, antl tx"@ and whodе talk is of bullocks?» Ver. 27. " So every carpenter and workmaster that labourelh night... | |
 | Jasper Adams - Christian ethics - 1837 - 528 pages
...of leisure ; and he that hath little business shall become wise. How can he get wisdom that holdeth the plough, and that glorieth in the goad, that driveth oxen, and is occupied in their labors, and whose talk is of bullocks ? He giveth his mind to make furrows ; and is diligent to give... | |
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