 As the partridge sitteth on eggs, and hatcheth them not; so he that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool.  The Complete Works - Strana 524podľa John Bunyan - 1873 - Počet stránok 1015Úplné zobrazenie - O tejto knihe
 | William Huntington - 1802 - Počet stránok 522
...apple tree, is the greatest and worst witch of all. " As the partridge sitteth on eggs, and hatcheth them not ; so he that getteth riches, and not by right,...midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool," Jer. xvii. 11. " For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world and lose his own... | |
 | Hugh Gaston - 1807 - Počet stránok 550
...him, &c. Jer. vi. 6. This is the city to be visited (by an enemy) she is wholly oppression. xvii. 11. He that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave...midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool. xxii. 17. Sfieaking of Jefioia/cim. — Thine eyes and thine heart are not but for covetousness and... | |
 | Richard Graves - 1807 - Počet stránok 520
...to every man ac" cording to his works, and according to " the fruit of his doings. '? And again, " He " that getteth riches and not by right, shall "...midst of his days, and " at his end shall be a fool." f And again, " O Lord, the hope of Israel, all that for" sake thce shall be ashamed, and they that... | |
 | John Bunyan - 1808 - Počet stránok 282
...are wise for heaven : " As the partridge sitteth on eggs, and hatcheth them not, so he that gctteth riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the...as these ! such an one is not worthy to bear that name any longer. We may say to such, as the prophet spate to their like, to wit, to the rebellious... | |
 | Ezekiel Hopkins (bp. of Derry.) - 1809 - Počet stránok 676
...the wicked shall destroy them : and, Jer. xvii. 1 1 . As the partridge sitteth on eggs, and hatcheth them not ,- so he, that getteth riches, and not by...midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool. Many times God raiseth up such against them, who shall deal with them as they have dealt with others... | |
 | Thomas Vincent - 1810 - Počet stránok 326
...timber thereof, and the stones thereof. Jer. xvii. 11, As the patridge sitteth on eggs, and hatcheth them not; so he that getteth riches, and not by right,...midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool. James v. 1,3, Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you : ye... | |
 | William Huntington (works.) - 1811 - Počet stránok 456
...truth, law, justice, and equity ; and would reduce a family to poverty for a little ill-gotten wealth. " He that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave...midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool." If your conscience be clear of these things, you needed not have brought them forth ; and, if guilty,... | |
 | Thomas Boston - 1812 - Počet stránok 560
...to it that it leaves him, and often hurries him away from it. That is a heavy word, Jer. xvii. 11; 'He that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave...midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool.' 6. It leaves a sting in the conscience, which will be felt to smart sooner or later. Conscience is... | |
 | New Church gen. confer - 1840 - Počet stránok 586
...Sacred Scriptures. Thus, we are told in Jeremiah, that " as the partridge sitteth on eggs, and hatcbeth them not, so he that getteth riches, and not by right,...midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool." The signs of the times, however, as we before remarked, indicate a new order of things. Men are beginning... | |
 | Augustin Calmet - 1814 - Počet stránok 636
...with Jer. xvii. 1 1. " The partridge sit-'.teth, on eggs, and produceth, or hatcheth, not ; so I ; that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave...in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be con-.temptible." The difficulty is, to ascertain in whit sense the partridge justifies this similitude.... | |
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