 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: 15 Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered...  The Biblical Repository and Classical Review - Sida 1671849Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - Om den här boken
 | 1611 - 360 sidor
...falleth suddenly upon them. This wisdom have I seen also under the sun, and it seemed great unto me: there was a little city, and few men within it ; and...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... | |
 | Peter Brett - 1748 - 260 sidor
...the Poor 3 tko' ever ft deferring, are generally flighted and made - little of. ECdefiaJlet ix. 14. There was a little City, and few Men within it ; and there came a great King agaiuft it, and beficged it, and built great Bulwarks againft it : Now there was found in it a poor... | |
 | 1786 - 670 sidor
...defcription of a poor man, wiu.ilmerits are loll in his poverty, than that in the words of the wile man. • There was a little city, and few men within it: and there came agréât king againlt it, and befieged it, and built gnat bulwarks againft it: now there was found... | |
 | Ralph Erskine - 1796 - 530 sidor
...Church by CHRIST, and the Ingratitude of Men to the glorious REDEEMER, represented. * ECCL. ix. 14, 15. There was a little city, and few men within it ; and there came a great king againft is, and befieged it, and built great bulwarks againft it; now, there vias found in it a poor... | |
 | Jacques Saurin - 1800 - 308 sidor
...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... | |
 | 1803 - 436 sidor
...description of a poor man, whose merits are lost in his poverty, than that in the words of the wise man : ' There was a little city, and few men within it ; and...it. Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and ne, by his wisdom, delivered the city ; yet no man remembered that same poor man. Then said I, wisdom... | |
 | Job Orton, Robert Gentleman - 1805 - 476 sidor
...prudent precautions. 13 This wisdom have I seen also under the sun, and it [seemed] 14 great unto me : [There was] a little city, and few men within it ;...came a great king against it, and besieged it, and }>S built great bulwarks against it : Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom,... | |
 | Job Orton, Robert Gentleman - 1805 - 474 sidor
...precautions. 1 3 This wisdom have I seen also under the sun, and if [seemed]; !4 great unto me : t'l'here was] a little city, and few men within it ; and there...came a great king against it, and besieged it, and 15 built great bulwarks against it : Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom,... | |
 | Ezra Sampson - 1806 - 340 sidor
...both the hands full with toil and vexation of fpirit. i> , io....Wifdom is better than weapons of war. There was a little city, and few men within it ; and there came a great king againft it, and befieged it, and built great bulwarks againil it. Now there was found in it a poor... | |
 | Jacques Saurin, Robert Robinson - 1806 - 406 sidor
...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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