 | Broj stranica: 610
...extensively useful to mankind. " There was," says an inspired writer, "a little city, and few men in it; and there came a great king against it, and besieged...the city, yet no man remembered that same poor man. Then I saw that wisdom is better than strength." A striking verification of the foregoing sentiment,... | |
 | 1819 - Broj stranica: 948
...suddenly upon them 13 If This wisdom have I seen also under the sun, and it seemed great unto me : 14 5 gainst it, and besieged it, and built great Bulwarks against it : 515 15 Now there was found in it... | |
 | 1821 - Broj stranica: 542
...ag,\i;i<.tn, and should direct besieged it, and bnilt great bulwarks against it: 15 .w us in the ma- there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisnagement of dom delivered the city ; yet no man remembered that same atiairs. poor wan. 16 Then... | |
 | W. JILLARD HORT - 1822 - Broj stranica: 156
...description of the poor man whose merit is lost in his poverty, than in the words of the wise man: " There was a little city, and few " men within it;...there came a great king against " it, and besieged it. Now there was found iu it a " poor wise man; and he, by his wisdom delivered " the city; yet no man... | |
 | George Holden - 1822 - Broj stranica: 316
...[seemed] great unto me. To give one instance of the value of Wisdom, 14 [there was] a little city, and a few men within it; and there came a great king against...and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against 15 it. Now there Avas found in it a poor wise man, and he, by his wisdom, delivered the city ; yet,... | |
 | 1823 - Broj stranica: 398
...man, whose merits are lost in his poverty, than that in the words of the wise man : " There was » little city, and few men within it ; and there came...the city ; yet no man remembered that same poor man. Then, said I, wisdom is better than strength ; nevertheless, the poor man's wisdom is despised, and... | |
 | Robert South - 1823 - Broj stranica: 618
...city, with few men in it, besieged by a great and potent king, and in the 15th verse, we read, that there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city. A worthy service indeed, and certainly we may expect that some honourable recompence should follow... | |
 | 1824 - Broj stranica: 492
...stone?" Nor are instances wanting of the ancient date of such neglect. "There was," says Solomon, " a little city, and few men within it ; and there came...CITY ; YET no man remembered THAT SAME POOR MAN." Conduct like this, so preposterous, but yet so common, grins a Satire on the race. But, however common... | |
 | 1824 - Broj stranica: 706
...of eight centuries, to the very scene we have been witnessing : "There was a little city, (says he,) and few men within it ; and there came a great King...the city ; yet no man remembered that same poor man. " Then, said I, wisdom is better than strength ; wisdom is better than weapons of war ; nevertheless... | |
 | 1824 - Broj stranica: 492
...stone?" Nor are instances wanting of the ancient daie of such neglect. " There Was," says Solomon, " a little city, and few men within it ; and there came...and built great bulwarks against it. Now, there was fo'Btod in it A POOR WISE MAN, and "HE, by 'his wisdom, DELIVERED THE eiTV; YET no man remembered THAT... | |
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I seen also under the sun, and it seemed great unto me: there was a little city, and few men within it; and there came a great king against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it: now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by... 
