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" I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill ; but time and chance happeneth to them all. "
Selections from the Old Testament: Or, the Religion, Morality and Poetry of ... - Page 120
by Sarah Austin - 1833 - 304 pages
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Readings: Essays and Literary Entertainments

Michael Dirda - Literary Collections - 2003 - 242 pages
...the Bible in church, and I soon discovered Coholeth's appealingly cynical, angst-ridden observations: "I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race...nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happener.li to them all." F — First editions. Many are the times when I've wished I'd never so much...
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Jael: Rewards of the Most Blessed

Donald R. Downing - Religion - 2004 - 222 pages
...I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.) Run For Your Reward (Ecclesiastes 9:11 - I returned and saw under the sun, that the race is...skill, but time and chance happeneth to them all.) I remember one day as I was flying from Tulsa, Oklahoma to Washington, DC, my imagination consumed...
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Comfort in Times of Grief

Wilfred R. Kent - Suffering - 2004 - 193 pages
...God to a formula that guarantees success. Solomon recognized this to be a fact when he lamented, / returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is...of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all (Ecclesiastes 9:11) Conclusion Our knowledge, tightly constructed formulae and good works guarantee...
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Insull: The Rise and Fall of a Billionaire Utility Tycoon

Forrest McDonald - Biography & Autobiography - 2004 - 404 pages
...recording, or any information storage or reIrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is...wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favor to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all. Ecclesiastes 9:11 to Peggie, for...
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Easy Homeschooling Companion: Exhortation, Encouragement and More Easy Ideas

Lorraine Curry - Education - 2004 - 268 pages
...rely upon your kind forbearance if I fall short. Ecclesiastes 9:11 states that "the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread...skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all." I've been homeschooled in Rockville all of my life, officially starting first grade at age five. One...
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The Game of the Century: Nebraska vs. Oklahoma in College Football's ...

Michael Corcoran - Sports & Recreation - 2007 - 217 pages
...college game. As did Jimmy Johnson, he later coached the Dallas Cowboys to a Super Bowl title. SIX / returned and saw under the sun, that the race is not...wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favor to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all. — Ecclesiastes 9:11 THERE WAS JUST...
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Our Affair with El Niño: How We Transformed an Enchanting Peruvian Current ...

S. George Philander - Nature - 2004 - 296 pages
...1970. Is this a sustainable level? Time will tell. Droughts in Zimbabwe NINETEEN the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread...skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all. —Ecclesiastes 9:11 Ohris Karsten, Princeton class of '97, carefully watches Bob Olango demonstrate...
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Time and Chance: And Selected Short Stories

Alexander Hopkins - Fiction - 2004 - 284 pages
...returned and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding,...skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all. —ECCLESIASTES9.il BOOK I Chapter 1 It is always loud in a Blackhawk helicopter. Between the noise...
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War and the American Presidency

Arthur Meier Schlesinger - Biography & Autobiography - 2004 - 184 pages
...supposing that the future will yield itself so easily to us. "I returned," Ecclesiastes reminds us, "and saw under the sun that the race is not to the...battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise nor riches to men of understanding, but time and chance happeneth to them all." The Old Testament carries...
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Media Studies: Content, audiences, and production

Pieter Jacobus Fourie - Mass media - 2001 - 620 pages
...saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet the bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding,...to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to all. (Orwell 1975:149) The Biblical writer provides important observations on social phenomena but...
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