 | Herodotus - 1830 - 542 pagina’s
...beautifully expressed in EMesiastes, ix. II. " I returned and saw under the snn, 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 under, standing, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all." I will... | |
 | Herodotus - 1830 - 472 pagina’s
...expressed in Ei-cleslastes, ix. 1 1. ' - I returned and saw under the sun, that the rare is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of under. standing, nor yet favour to men of skill ; but time and i chance happpiletk to them all." I... | |
 | James Marsh - 1830 - 946 pagina’s
...things, yet we many times fall short of our aims and hopes. It was the observation of the wisest man, " I returned and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the stiong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding,... | |
 | 1830 - 606 pagina’s
...national misfortune in the language of the wise man — ' I returned, and saw under the sun that there is neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor jet favour to men of skill.'* ART. II. — 1. On Credit Currency, By S. Paulett Scrope, Esq. London.... | |
 | James Marsh - 1830 - 608 pagina’s
...many times fall short of our aims and hopes. It was the observation of the wisest man, "'(«• turned and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swill nor the battle to the stiong, neither y( bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding,... | |
 | William Jay - 1833 - 518 pagina’s
...their secular condition : but they are not It does not depend upon every man to rise and prosper : " I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is...nor yet favour to men of skill ; but time and chance happeneth to them all." There are those who have met with losses which no talent could have prevented.... | |
 | 1831 - 930 pagina’s
...for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest. 11 1T #O ? 1 K u qܤ M ' ; }3 #*m " smooth...way, turn aside out of the path, cause the Holy On understaading, nor yet favour to men of skill ; but time and chance happeneth to them all. 12 For man... | |
 | Herodotus, William Beloe - 1831 - 524 pagina’s
...you : 8 Fortune commands men.~\— This sentiment is beautifully expressed in Ecclesiastes, ix. II. " I returned and saw under the sun, that the race is...neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of under. standing, nor yet favour to men of skill ; but time and chance happeneth to them all." I will... | |
 | William Van Mildert (bp. of Durham.) - 1831 - 542 pagina’s
...the service of man."—The " Lord maketh poor, and maketh rich."— " The race is not always to the swift, nor the " battle to the strong, neither yet bread to " the wise, nor yet riches to men of under" standing, nor yet favour to men of skill."— " Who knoweth not in all these, that the " hand... | |
 | 1849 - 1188 pagina’s
...transactions are detestable, gifted with every desired prosperity. He says to himself " the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong ; neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to the men of understanding, nor yet favor to men of skill, but time and chance happeneth to them all"... | |
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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. 
