 There is a vanity which is done upon the earth; that there be just men, unto whom it happeneth according to the work of the wicked; again, there be wicked men, to whom it happeneth according to the work of the righteous: I said that this also is vanity.  An Attempt to Illustrate the Book of Ecclesiastes - Page lviby George Holden - 1822 - 180 lehteFull view - About this book
 | Francis Gastrell (bp. of Chester) - 1717 - 352 lehte
...labour, and bereave my Soul of Good? This is alfo Vanity; yea, it is a fore Travel. 1 There be Juft Men, unto whom it happeneth, according to the work...happeneth, according to the work of the Righteous. This alfo is Vanity. g Sometimes likewife , it fo happens that Servants are feen upon Horfes, and Princes... | |
 | Delphic oracle - 1720 - 386 lehte
...Preacher takes notice of this Queftion, when he fays, That there be juft Men unto whom it bappcnetb according to the Work of the Wicked : again, there be wicked Men, to whom it happfvetb acoordmg to the Work of the Rigtteom. Eccl. v'tii. 14. From thefe Words fome object, that... | |
 | Stephen Clarke (rector of Burythorpe.) - 1750 - 424 lehte
...Profperity only to the Virtuous, and Adverfity only to the Vicious : There be juftMen to 'whom it bapneth according to the Work of the Wicked; again, there be "wicked Men to yobom it hapnetb according to the Work of the Righteous. The Ungodly (as the Plalmift fays) are often... | |
 | Nathaniel Lardner - 1751 - 424 lehte
...his wickedneffe. And, there is a vanity, which is done upon the vtti. 14. earth, that there be juft men, unto whom it happeneth according to the work of the wicked. And there be wicked men, unto whom it ix. \. bappeneth according to the work of the rights- ' " 3*... | |
 | John Leland - 1769 - 554 lehte
...viii. 14. There is a Vanity which 13 IS COURSE XVII. which is done upon the Earth, that there be juft Men unto 'whom it happeneth according to the Work of the •wicked: and there be wicked Men to 'whom it happeneth according to the Work of the righteous; When therefore... | |
 | John Flavel - 1770 - 520 lehte
...was to come. " There is a vanity (faith Solomon) which is " done upon the earth, that there be juft men unto whom it " happeneth according to the work...happeneth according to the " work of the righteous," Eccl. viii. 14. But then remember, that it is but in the earth ; here, or no where, God mult chaiiife... | |
 | Thomas Secker (abp. of Canterbury.) - 1777 - 360 lehte
...fufficient. Perpetually we fee juji Men, to whom it bappeneth according to the Work of the wicked: and wicked Men, to whom it happeneth according to the Work of the righteous s. Amidft all this Diforder, there are indeed evident Marks of a Providence; but of a Providence, tint... | |
 | 1788 - 598 lehte
...feareth not before God. 14 There is a vanity which is done upon the earth, that there be juft men unto 6 whom it happeneth according to the work of the wicked...happeneth according to the work of the righteous. I faid, that this alfo iV vanity. 15 Then I commended mirth, becaufe a man hath no better thing under... | |
 | William Belsham - 1791 - 312 lehte
...acknowledge, " that there be juft men, to whom it happeneth according to the work of the wicked ;" and again, " there be wicked men, to whom it happeneth according to the work of the righteous." And he no-where intimates, that the moft virtuous courfe of action will be rewarded with an immortality... | |
 | Thomas Secker - 1792 - 604 lehte
...fufficieht. Perpetually we fee " juft men, to whom it happeneth according to the work of the wicked : and wicked men, to whom it happeneth according to the work of the righteous f." Amidft all this diforder, there are indeed evident marks of a providence : but of a providence,... | |
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