 | Francis Gastrell (bp. of Chester) - 1717 - 352 pages
...the Reft, and to the Inheritance which the Lord our God giveth us. The VAUIT* of HUMANE CoNDITIoN. c Who knoweth what is good for Man in this Life, all the Days of his va!n Life which he fpendeth as a Shadow. d Surely every Man walketh in a vain (hew;, furely they are... | |
 | John Abernethy - God - 1757 - 436 pages
...as no one can tell a man what Jhall be after him under the fun, fo none kncweth what is good for a man in this life, all the days of his vain life, which hefpendeth as a Jhadow. Our judgment concerning things under the fun, or temporal events, what is really... | |
 | David Durell - Bible - 1772 - 326 pages
...Sight of the Eyes is here ufed by a Metonymy for every Objedt of Sight, or whatever may be feen. V. 12. For who knoweth. what is good for Man in this Life, all the Days of his vain Life which be fpendeth as a Shadow ? y TV 'DO Sva Dpy»i iVan »n »a» isoa o»na DIN*? ma HO] Rather — BUT... | |
 | Hezekiah Kirkpatrick - 1785 - 358 pages
...EVENTS CONDUCE MOST TO HIS TRUEST HAPPINESS. ECCLESIASTES VI. 12. For ivho knoiveth what is good for a man in this life, all the days of his vain life which hefpendeth as ajhadow ? THIS queftion is not to be underftood, as implying in it any thing fceptical... | |
 | Bible - 1788 - 598 pages
...mightier than he. U fl Seeing there be many things that increafe vanity, what is man the better ? 12 For who knoweth what is good for man in this life, all the days of his vain life which he fpendeth as a fhadow ? for who can tell a man what fhalll)^ after him under the fun ? CHAP. VII. A... | |
 | Hugh Blair - Presbyterian Church - 1802 - 510 pages
....xviii. 44. SERMON VIII. On our IGNORANCE of GOOD and EVIL in this Life. • ECCLES. vi. 12. Who knowetb -what is good for man in this life, all the days of bis vain life, which be fpendeth as ajhadow ? 'T^HE meafure according to which vill. ' knowledge is... | |
 | Sacred hours - 1804 - 500 pages
...cause that the former days were better than these ? for thou dost not enquire wisely concerning this. For who knoweth what is good for man in this life,...days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun? For he knoweth not that which shall be... | |
 | Francis Gastrell - Bible - 1804 - 376 pages
...the Reft, and to the Inheritance which the Lord our God giveth us. The VANITY of HUMAN CONDITION. * Who knoweth what is good for Man in this Life, all the Days of his vain Life, which he fpendeth as a Shadow J K Surely every Man walketh in a vain Shew ^ furery they are difquieted in vain.... | |
 | Job Orton, Robert Gentleman - Bible - 1805 - 474 pages
...vanity, what [is] man the better for all his wealth and honour, all 12 his labours and anxieties ? For who knoweth what [is] good for man in [this] life, all the days of his vain life which he spend' eth as a shadow • for who can tell ;v man what shall be after him under the sun ? Whatever... | |
 | William Jay - Free churches - 1805 - 486 pages
...would be too ignorant to choofe well. Did you ever obferve the queftion of the infpired preacher ? " Who knoweth what is good for man " in this life ; all the days of this vain life, which he " fpendeth as a fhadow ?" The anfwer is, No one knows. Look around you, and... | |
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For who knoweth what is good for man in this life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow? 
