 But where shall wisdom be found? and where is the place of understanding? Man knoweth not the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living. The depth saith, It is not in me; and the sea saith, It is not with me.  Stories of school boys - Page 3by Stories - 1799Full view - About this book
 | James Ussher - 1660 - 628 pages
...and deeply hid, that unless God discovers it, man naturally cannot find it out. " Wherek is wisdom found, and where is the place of understanding ? Man knoweth not the price thereof," neither the value and quality of this treasure, what it is. " It is not found in the land of the living... | |
 | John Abernethy - God - 1757 - 390 pages
...Job* gives us of the excel- SERM. lence of wifdom, and which every atttentive mind muft aflent to, Man knoweth not the price thereof, it cannot be gotten for gold, neither Jhallfifoer be weighed for it. It cannot be valued with gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or thefaphir.... | |
 | George Burder - 1835 - 654 pages
...where to get gold and silver; and get them they will, if possible, though at the hazard of life. " But where shall wisdom be found ? and where is the place of understanding ?" All nature falters in giving an answer ; but God himself vouchsafes to give it. To man, he said,... | |
 | George Bennet - Intermediate state - 1800 - 442 pages
...eye of Eve seen it. In the rocks he (man) cuts out rivers, and his eye beholds every precious thing: but where shall wisdom be found, and where is the place of prudence ? Man -is ignorant of its excellence, and it is not to be found in the land of the proud,... | |
 | John Brewster - 1802 - 330 pages
...the sea, is subject to a violent and restless agitation ? " Where, then, we may ask, shall wis'* dom be found ? and where is the pla'ce of '* understanding? Man knoweth not the " price thereof, neither is it found in the " land of the living. The depth saith, it : " is not in me; and the sea... | |
 | David Simpson - Apologetics - 1803 - 446 pages
...in the world hath exhaufted all the treafures of nature to exprefs its intrinfic value: Where Jhall WISDOM be found? and where is the place of UNDERSTANDING? Man knoweth not the •price thereof-, neither is it found in the land of the living. 'The depth faith, It is not in me : and the fea faith,... | |
 | William Mason - Calendars - 1803 - 402 pages
...— Psalm xxxvii. 39. WE may say of righteousness, as Job says of wisdom, " Where shall righteousness be found ? And where is the place of understanding? Man knoWeth not the price thereof, neither is it to be found in the land of the living.".. ..Job xxviii. 12, 13. The patriarch says, it... | |
 | Sacred hours - 1804 - 500 pages
...prudence; and in talking with her, a good report ; I went about seeking how to taka her to me. Job. Where shall wisdom be found ? and where is the place...understanding? Man knoweth not the price thereof: neither is it found in the land of the living. The depth saith, It is not in me: and the sea saith,... | |
 | Job Orton, Robert Gentleman - Bible - 1805 - 504 pages
...contained in the 12 earth. But, though he be so indefatigable and successful in /hete searches, yet where shall wisdom be found ? and where [is] the place of understanding I he can nrver penetrate the depths of the 13 divine countel : Man knoweth not the price thereof ;... | |
 | David Simpson - Apologetics - 1809 - 410 pages
...sublime author in the world hath exhausted all the treasures of nature to express its intrinsic value. " Where shall wisdom be found ? and where is the place...understanding ? Man knoweth not the price thereof; neither is it found In Germany have been published in the course of six years, from 1785 to 1790, no... | |
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