 | sir Adam Gordon (bart.) - 1819 - 440 Seiten
...good the beautiful description of the Prophet Jeremiah (xvii. 11), As the partridge sitteth on her eggs and hatcheth them not, so he that getteth riches,...right, shall leave them in the midst of his days, and his end shall be a fool. And under this class are all those who accumulate their fortune b,y buying... | |
 | 1819 - 488 Seiten
...righteousness, than great revenues without right'. As.a partridge sitteth on eggs, and hatcueth tliem not; so he that getteth riches, and not by right,...them in the midst of his days, and at his end shall l>ea fool *. Tlfe getting of treasures by a lying tongue, is a vanity tossed to and i'ro of them that... | |
 | Thomas Bowen (chaplain.) - 1820 - 360 Seiten
...may be cut short. For what the prophet threatens, often comes to pass and is always to be feared : " He that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave...in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a E 5 fool." fool.'* Jer. xvii. 11. But should his days be extended to the utmost : yet " the sinner,... | |
 | Joseph Lathrop - 1821 - 436 Seiten
...at last. " He who hasteth, in any evil way, to be rich, brings trouble on himself and his house," " He that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave...midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool." " The curse of God entereth into the house of them that steal and swear falsely ; and consumeth it... | |
 | Jeremy Taylor, Reginald Heber - 1822 - 566 Seiten
...lot and curse of such persons. This is threatened to covetousness, injustice, and oppression. " As a partridge sitteth on eggs, and hatcheth them not :...in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a foolk." The same is threatened to voluptuous persons in the highest caresses of delight; and Christ... | |
 | Jeremy Taylor, Reginald Heber - 1822 - 560 Seiten
...lot and curse of such persons. This is threatened to covetousness, injustice, and oppression. " As a partridge sitteth on eggs, and hatcheth them not :...in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a foolk." The same is threatened to voluptuous persons in the highest caresses of delight; and Christ... | |
 | E. J. Burrow - 1822 - 606 Seiten
...the rich, shall surely come to want. Jer. xvii. 11. 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. Ps. ciii. 6. The Lord cxecuteth righteousness and judgment fur all them that are oppressed. Lev. xix.... | |
 | Youth's instructor - 1830 - 542 Seiten
..."charity" which " never faileth." Be this as it may, he presents an awful example of the truth, that " he that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave...midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool." (Jer. xvii. 11.) 2d Example. Achan. When the wicked city of Jericho was delivered into the hands of... | |
 | 1823 - 872 Seiten
...very large, being as big as capons. In Jfremiah xvii. n. we have the following curious passage : " As the partridge sitteth on eggs, and hatcheth them...midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool ;" which is explained by Air Poole as follows: It is no wonder if we cannot be certain as to the sense... | |
 | Richard Steele - 1823 - 334 Seiten
...As the partridge sitteth on eggs, and hatch eth them not : So he that getteth riches, and no 120 ly right, shall leave them in the midst of his• .days, and at his end shall be a fool, Jer. xvii. 11. " Wo unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, and his chambers by wrong... | |
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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. 
