...are quenched as the fire of thorns" (Psalm cxviii. 12); and what says the preacher? (Eccles. vii. 6), "As the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool : this also is vanity." We alighted under the heavy, sombre walls of the Latin convent, and, ringing,...

...mirth. 5 It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools. 6 For as the "crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool : this also is vanity. 7 If Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad ; and a gift destroyeth the heart....

...him who is to follow God. That the world should find such things suitable is natural enough : but ' ' as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of a fool ; this also is vanity" (Eccles. vii. 6). VERSES 5 — 7. A covetous person shall not inherit...

...greatness and dignity ! What a stigma it fixed on all sublunary pleasures ! And how fully it proves, " as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of folly ; " and that, with the appearance of happiness, the sinner is really miserable. How descriptive...

...mercies of the wicked are cruel. A soft answer turneth away wrath ; but grievous words stir up anger. As the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool. As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him. 3. Better...

...mercies of the wicked are cruel. A soft answer turneth away wrath; but grievous words stir up anger. As the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool. As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him. 3. Better...

...mirth, what doeth it? The heart of fools is in the house of mirth. Sorrow is better than laughter. As the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool."— J tiaitt*. The house of laughter makes a house of wo. A man triumphant is a monstrous sight : A man...

...mirth, what doeth it? The heart of fools is in the house of mirth. Sorrow is better than laughter. As the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool." — Ecdesimtas. The house of laughter makes a house of wo. A man triumphant is a monstrous sight :...

...the country gather these bushes and plants, and use them as fuel. As it is now, so it was of old. " As the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool." (Ecclesiastes vii. 6.) "Before your pots can feel the thorns," namely, the fire of them, " he shall...

...mirth. 5 3lt is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools. | 6 For h - P - : this also is vanity. 3 Prov. 13. 18, and 15. 31, 52. * Heb. Mtmtf. 7 IT Surely oppression maketh...