 | Charles Girdlestone - 1842 - 696 pages
...withhold our bounty until quite sure that it will not be misplaced, we may profitably remark, that " he that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap." Such hesitation would prevent our enjoying the fruits of the earth. We cannot be sure of weather beforehand.... | |
 | George Paxton - Bible - 1842 - 586 pages
...in other countries, in expectation of rain ; a circumstance to which Solomon seems to refer : — ' He that observeth the wind shall not sow, and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.'t If they never sowed in the East but when the soil was moistened with rain, they could have... | |
 | C. Webster - Regeneration (Theology) - 1843 - 258 pages
...of God from being a rule of duty to us, that God has prohibited us from regarding it in this light. "He that observeth the wind, shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand; for thou knowest not whether... | |
 | Clergy - 1843 - 596 pages
...of the Education Society, before which the Rev. Mr. Jackson, of Walpole, preached from Eccl. 11:4, "He that observeth the wind shall not sow, and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap." As much as to say, " He that is deterred by trifles will never accomplish any thing valuable." —... | |
 | Thomas Cogswell Upham - Christian life - 1843 - 470 pages
...must endeavor to gain a higher position, and to stand in nearer proximity to the Primitive Agency. " He that observeth the wind, shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds, shall not reap." God works in connection with second causes; but not in dependence on them. They are his servants, and... | |
 | John Henry Newman - Belief and doubt - 1843 - 372 pages
...in the evening withhold not our hand, for we know not whether shall prosper, either this or that. " He that observeth the wind shall not sow, and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap." He that fails nine times and succeeds the tenth, is a more honourable man than he who hides his talent... | |
 | Ireland. High Court of Chancery, William B. Drury, Robert R. Warren - Equity - 1843 - 734 pages
...about future events, THE ATTOB• ii 11 NEY-GENEHAL by telling us, ' that He that observeth the winds shall not „. sow, and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.' If PRUMMO*Dwhat is thus barely possible should ever happen, after the •/«<%""«" best precautions... | |
 | John Henry Newman - Faith - 1844 - 460 pages
...wish. We must not grudge to speak, whether men will hear, or whether they will forbear ; knowing that " he that observeth the wind shall not sow, and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap."t May we, one and all, set forward with this season, when * 1 Cor. xv. 10. t Eccles. xi. 4. the... | |
 | Joseph Roberts - 1844 - 662 pages
...remains, the farmer simply lops off the ears. See the observations on Job xxiv. 24. He that ooserveth the wind shall not sow ; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap. — Verse 4. Dr. Boothroyd has this : " He that observeth the wind, and is afraid it will blow away... | |
 | American literature - 1865 - 820 pages
...him before he is sure, and Nature charges herself with compensation. " He that observeth the winds shall not sow, and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap." The longer any one lives, the more deeply is he satisfied of the truth of the saying, that the world is... | |
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He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap. 
