 VANITY of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity. What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun ? One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh : but the earth abideth for ever.  The Grampians Desolate: A Poem - Sida 296efter Alexander Campbell - 1804 - 316 sidorObegränsad förhandsgranskning - Om den här boken
 | 1846 - 512 sidor
...applicable to such individual whether he is or is not giving utterance towhat is in itself true. Verse 2, " Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities, all is vanity;" — may be said to contain the text of which the subsequent parts of the discourse are an exemplification.... | |
 | Joseph Benson - 1846 - 1102 sidor
...where he arose. 6 AM 3027. rpHE words " of the Preacher, the ' son of David, king of Jerusalem. 2 b — That is, So smitten that there is and the iniquity of our fathers : for AM 3 d What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun ? 4 IT One generation passeth... | |
 | Plain sermons - 1846 - 636 sidor
...least, easy and clear, that he is preaching to the world the vanity of all things under the sun. " Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities ; all is vanity. Seeing there be many things that increase vanity, what is man the better ? For who knoweth what is... | |
 | Saint Augustine (of Hippo) - 1848 - 428 sidor
...altogether vanity up to this present Eccl. 1, time; for that all is vanity, and vanity of vanities. What profit hath a man of all his labour, which he taketh under the sun? What then ? Is Idilhun too still tinder the sun? He hath something under the sun : he hath also something... | |
 | Charles Simmons - 1847 - 564 sidor
...not 7 for riches certainly make themselves wings ; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven. Ec. 1 : 2 Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities ; all is vanity. 14 I have seen all the works that are done under the sun ; and behold, all is vanity and vexation of... | |
 | 1847 - 452 sidor
...these Hebraisms may be regretted. For instance, in Ecclesiastes i. 2, the authorized version reads : " Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher, vanity of vanities, all is vanity ; " and we doubt whether the emendation of our author will be readily approved. '* Mere vanity, says... | |
 | Saint Augustine (Bishop of Hippo.) - 1847 - 446 sidor
...Truth alone, from which all things are true, maketh blessed. For, Eccies. vanity is of deceivers, and all is vanity. What profit hath a ' ' man of all his labour, wherewith he laboureth under the sun? Why then are ye held back by the love of things temporal ? Why... | |
 | 1848 - 592 sidor
...Object on which the soul may fix itself and partake of everlasting stability. OUR ILLUSTRATED BIBLE. " . . — Eccles. i. 2. A HUNDRED years ago Lord Chesterfield was the most admired of England's gay and voluptuous... | |
 | Saint Augustine (Bishop of Hippo.) - 1848 - 460 sidor
...altogether vanity up to this present Ecol. i, time; for that all is vanity, and vanity of vanities. What profit hath a man of all his labour, which he taketh under ihe. tun? What then ? Is Idithun too still under the sun ? He hath something under the sun : he hath... | |
 | Alexander Gordon (of Walsall.) - 1848 - 134 sidor
...delights? Assuredly not. Solomon made the experiment, and we have the record of his experience—" Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher ; vanity of vanities, all is vanity." Why then do men shudder at the thought of quitting this vain scene ? Why recoil at the aspect of the... | |
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