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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. "
Encyclopaedia Britannica; Or A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and ... - Page 17
1823
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The Coal-heaver's Cousin Rescued from the Bats; and His Incomparable ...

William Huntington - 1802 - 522 pages
...nothings they have courted, and preferred before the apple tree, is the greatest and worst witch of all. " As the partridge sitteth on eggs, and hatcheth them...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...
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A Short and Plain Exposition of the Old Testament: With Devotional ..., Volume 5

Job Orton, Robert Gentleman - 1805 - 476 pages
...whic/i soon run/rum her and join with birds of iheir own kind, or are frequently and easily destroyed ; [so] he that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days, when he thinks them secure, and /¡roñases himae/f pleasure in them, and at his end shall be a fool,...
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A Dictionary of the English Language: In which the Words are ..., Volume 4

Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 924 pages
...brooJ ; to inccbite. As the partridge tittetb on eggs, and hatcheth them not, so he that getteth riches not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days. Jerein. The egg laid, and severed from the body of the hen, hath no more nourishment from the hen ;...
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Lectures on the four last books of the Pentateuch, Volume 2

Richard Graves - 1807 - 520 pages
...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...
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A Scripture Account of the Faith and Practice of Christians: Consisting of ...

Hugh Gaston - 1807 - 550 pages
...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...
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The life and death of mr. Badman

John Bunyan - 1808 - 282 pages
...fools of the world ; therefore let not Christians put them among those that 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 midst of his days, and at his end shall be...
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The works of ... Ezekiel Hopkins, arranged and revised, with a ..., Volume 1

Ezekiel Hopkins (bp. of Derry.) - 1809 - 676 pages
...saith the Wise Man, Prov. xxi. 7. The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them : and, Jer. xvii. 1 1 . As the partridge sitteth on eggs, and hatcheth them...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...
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An Explicatory Catechism: Or, An Explanation of the Assembly's Shorter ...

Thomas Vincent - 1810 - 326 pages
...shall consume it, . with the timber thereof, and the stones thereof. Jer. xvii. 11, As the patridge sitteth on eggs, and hatcheth them not; so he that...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...
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The works of ... William Huntington ... to the close of the year MDCCCVI.

William Huntington (works.) - 1811 - 456 pages
...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,...
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An Illustration of the Doctrines of the Christian Religion, with ..., Volume 3

Thomas Boston - 1812 - 560 pages
...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...
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