 | 1611 - 360 pagina’s
...great king against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it: now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered...yet no man remembered that same poor man. Then said I,Wisdom is better than strength: nevertheless the poorman's wisdom is despised, and his words are... | |
 | Jacques Saurin - 1800 - 308 pagina’s
...by a great king, who built great bulwarks against it, and there was found in it a poor wise man, who by his 'wisdom delivered the city, yet no man remembered that same poor man, chap. ix. 14, 15. Then courtiers mean and ungrateful, basely forsook their old master, and paid their... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1802 - 314 pagina’s
...great king against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it. Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he, by his wisdom, delivered...despised, and his words are not heard.' The middle condition seems to be the most advantageously situated for the gaining of wisdom. Poverty turns our... | |
 | 1803 - 376 pagina’s
...great king against it: and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it : now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he, by his wisdom, delivered...despised, and his words are not heard.' The middle condition seems to be the most advantageously situated for the gaining of wisdom. Poverty turns our... | |
 | 1803 - 436 pagina’s
...besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it. Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and ne, by his wisdom, delivered the city ; yet no man remembered...despised, and his words are not heard.' The middle condition seems to be the most advantageously situated for the gaining of wisdom. Poverty turns our... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1804 - 578 pagina’s
...great king against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it : now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he, by his wisdom, delivered...despised, and his words are not heard." The middle condition seems to be the most advantageously situated for the gaining of wisdom. Poverty turns our... | |
 | Sacred hours - 1804 - 500 pagina’s
...great king against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it: • now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered...wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard. The self -deception of concealment from the eye of man whilst tiie eye of Providence is upon all our works.... | |
 | Job Orton, Robert Gentleman - 1805 - 474 pagina’s
...wise counsel or stratagem, delivered the city ; yet no- man remembered that 16 same poor man. Tlren said I, Wisdom [is] better than strength: nevertheless,...wisdom [is] despised, and his words are not heard ; such i»the folly and ingratitude of men, that thfypay more regard to external appearances than to... | |
 | Job Orton, Robert Gentleman - 1805 - 476 pagina’s
...his wisdom, by some wise counsel or »tratagem, delivered the city ; yet no man remembered that 16 same poor man. Then said I, Wisdom [is] better than strength: nevertheless, the poor nian-'s wisdom [is] despised, and his words are not heard ; such is the folly and ingratitude of men,... | |
 | Jacques Saurin, Robert Robinson - 1806 - 406 pagina’s
...by a great king, who built great bulwarks against it, and there wos found in it a poor wise man, who by his wisdom delivered the city, yet no man remembered that same poor man, chap. ix. 14, 15. Then courtiers mean and ungrateful, basely forsook their old master, and paid their... | |
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I seen also under the sun, and it seemed great unto me: there was a little city, and few men within it; and there came a great king against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it: now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by... 
