 Ye have sown much, and bring in little; ye eat, but ye have not enough; ye drink, but ye are not filled with drink; ye clothe you, but there is none warm; and he that earneth wages earneth wages to put it into a bag with holes.  The Edinburgh Review - Page 3501834Full view - About this book
 | 1841 - 848 pages
...not enough ; ye drink, but ye are not filled with drink ; ye clothe you, but there is none warm ; and he that earneth wages earneth wages to put it into a bag with holes 1 " Such is an inspired description of the utter folly and vanity of living for time ; and were these... | |
 | Nathanael Emmons - 1842 - 552 pages
...not enough ; ye drink, but ye are not filled with drink ; ye clothe you, but there is none warm ; and he that earneth wages, earneth wages to put it into a bag with holes." It seriously concerns all to consider their ways, whether they have been laboring for God and laying... | |
 | Nathanael Emmons - 1842 - 556 pages
...not enough ; ye drink, but ye are not filled with drink ; ye clothe you, but there is none warm ; and he that earneth wages, earneth wages to put it into a bag with holes." It seriously concerns all to consider their ways, whether they have been laboring for God and laying... | |
 | Charles Girdlestone - 1842 - 764 pages
...not enough ; ye drink, but ye are not filled with drink ; ye clothe you, but there is none warm; and he that earneth wages earneth wages to put it into a bag with holes. 7 Thus saith the LORD of hosts ; Consider your ways. 8 Go up to the mountain, and bring wood, and build... | |
 | John Wood Warter - 1844 - 608 pages
...not enough ; ye drink, but ye are not filled with drink ; ye clothe you, but there is none warm ; and he that earneth wages earneth wages to put it into a bag with holes ;" — that is, he is none the better, none the richer, his gains do not prosper in his hands, they... | |
 | Jean Calvin - 1854 - 490 pages
...not enough ; ye drink, but ye are not filled with drink ; ye clothe you, but there is none warm ; and he that earneth wages, earneth wages to put it into a bag with holes ;" and again, " Ye looked for much, and, lo, it came to little ; and when ye brought it home, I did... | |
 | 1844 - 588 pages
...labors of a whole life lost by some unforeseen change in the affairs of business and trade! "Hethat earneth wages, earneth wages to put it into a bag with holes." Whether there is cause for it or not, it is certain that we hear almost universally the language of... | |
 | John Summerfield - 1845 - 460 pages
...not enough : ye drink, but ye are not filled with drink ; ye clothe you, but there is none warm ; and he that earneth wages, earneth wages to put it into a bag with holes. Ye looked for much, and lo, it came to little ; and when ye brought it home, I did blow upon it. Why... | |
 | 1845 - 584 pages
...not enough ; ye drink, but ye are not filled with drink ; ye clothe you, but there is none warm ; and he that earneth wages earneth wages to put it into a bag with holes. — Ye looked for much, and lo, it came to little ; and when ye brought it home, I did blow upon it.... | |
 | Sydney Smith - 1846 - 424 pages
...not enough ; ye drink, but ye are not filled with drink ; ye clothe you, but there is none warm ; and he that earneth wages earneth wages to put it into a bag with holes. ... Ye looked for much, and lo, it came to little ; and when ye brought it home, I did blow upon it.... | |
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