The art Bible, comprising the Old and new Testaments : with numerous illustrations . heir eyes? 12 The sleej) of a labouring man is sweet,whether he eat little or much: but theabundance of the rich will not suffer himto sleep. 13 There is a sore evil which I have seenunder the sun, namely, riches kept for theowners thereof to their hurt. 14 But those riches perish by evil travail:and he begetteth a son, and there is nothingin his hand. 15 As he came forth of his mothers wombnaked shall he return to go as he came, andshall take nothing of his labour, which hemay carry away in his hand. 16 And t
The art Bible, comprising the Old and new Testaments : with numerous illustrations . heir eyes? 12 The sleej) of a labouring man is sweet,whether he eat little or much: but theabundance of the rich will not suffer himto sleep. 13 There is a sore evil which I have seenunder the sun, namely, riches kept for theowners thereof to their hurt. 14 But those riches perish by evil travail:and he begetteth a son, and there is nothingin his hand. 15 As he came forth of his mothers wombnaked shall he return to go as he came, andshall take nothing of his labour, which hemay carry away in his hand. 16 And this also is a sore evil, that in allpoints as he came, so shall he go: and whatprofit hath he that hath laboured for thewind? 17 All his days also he eateth in darkness,and he hath much sorrow and wrath withhis sickness. 18 II Behold that which I have seen: it isgood and comely for one to eat and to drink,and to enjoy the good of all his labour thathe taketh under the sun all the days of hislife, which God giveth him: for it is hisportion. 19 Every man also to whom God hath given. Better is an handful with quietness, than both the hands full with travail andvexation of spirit.—iiVcto. iv. 6. 743 Vanity of riches without %is€. ECCLESIASTES 6,7. Remedies against vanity. riches and wealth, and hath given him powerto eat thereof, and to take his portion, and torejoice in his labour; this is the gift of For he shall not much remember thedays of his life; because God answereth himin the joy of his heart. CHAPTER 6. 1 The vanity and misery of riches without use. 3 Ofchildren, 6 and old age ivithorit riches. 7 Thevanity of sight aiid insatiable desires. 10 Theconchision of vanities. rpHEKE is an evil which I have seen underX the sun, and it is common among men: 2 A man to whom God hath given riches,wealth, and honour, so that he wanteth no-thing for his soul of all that he desireth, yetGod givetli him not power to eat thereof, buta stranger eateth it: this is vanity, and iti
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