I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding ; and, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down. The Atlantic Monthly - Page 1481914Full view - About this book
| John Robinson (Schoolmaster) - Names in the Bible - 1804 - 190 pages
...work. I went by the field of the slothful, rfnd by the • vuicyard n\ the man void of understanding : and, lo, it was all grown over with thorns; and nettles had covei-e3 the^c*; thereof, and the stone wall tlrereof was -broken down. '. Then I saw, and considered... | |
| Job Orton, Robert Gentleman - Bible - 1805 - 474 pages
...slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void • 1 of understanding ; these are synonimous terms ; And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, [and]...thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down : toe see many people's fields and gardens in this condition, and we often see the like wit/iin doors... | |
| Thomas Vincent - Prayer - 1805 - 332 pages
...'I went by the field of the flothful, and by the vineyard of the man void or" underftanding ; andlo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the ftonewall thereof was broken down. Yet a little fleep, a little flumber, a little folding of the hands... | |
| James Fisher - Meditations - 1806 - 352 pages
...the field and vineyard of the church, which, owing to the slothfulness of its watchmen and keepers, was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered...thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down, Prov. xxiv. 30, L 3 61., quite different it appeared from the beau* tiful order in which it was left... | |
| Ezra Sampson - 1806 - 340 pages
...corneas one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man. 4.... I went by the field of the flothfiil ; and, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof; ,and the ftone- wall thereof was broken down. Then I law, and confidered it well : I looked upon jt and received... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1807 - 334 pages
...went (says Solomon) by the field of the slothful, and the vineyard of the man void of understanding; and lo! it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles...thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.' To raise the image of this person, the same author adds, ' The slothful man hideth his hand in his... | |
| Joseph Washburn, Asahel Hooker - Congregational churches - 1807 - 388 pages
...describes it : " I went by the field of the sluggard, by the vineyard of the man void of understanding i and lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles...thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down. Then I saw and considered it well, I looked upon it, and received instruction. Yet a little sleep,... | |
| Hugh Gaston - Bible - 1807 - 550 pages
...went by the fit-Id of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understandmg ; Ver. 3 1 . And lo ! it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone-wall thereof was broken down. Ver. 32. Then I saw and considered it well, and looked upon it... | |
| Hugh Blair, James Finlayson - Presbyterian Church - 1807 - 424 pages
...slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding : and fa I it was all grown over ivith thorns ; and nettles had covered the face thereof: and the stone wall thereof was broken dvu>n. 'Then I saw and considered it ivcll : I upon it.- and received instruction f . la. midst, too,... | |
| Bible - 1808 - 598 pages
...hedge : / went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man -void of understanding ; and lo, it -was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone-wall thereof was broken down, Prov. xxiv. 30, 31. It seems it was anciently, as it is now, in... | |
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