 | Scotland - 1818 - 170 pages
...oracle will hold, " that as the partridge sitteth upon her eggs, and hatcheth them not, so he that gets riches and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days, and in the end shall be a fool." But he is not more intent in building of his own house, than he is taken... | |
 | Theology, Doctrinal - 1819 - 488 pages
...righteousness, than great revenues without right'. As.a partridge sitteth on eggs, and hatcueth tliem not; so he that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave...them in the midst of his days, and at his end shall l>ea fool *. Tlfe getting of treasures by a lying tongue, is a vanity tossed to and i'ro of them that... | |
 | sir Adam Gordon (bart.) - 1819 - 440 pages
...of the Prophet Jeremiah (xvii. 11), As the partridge sitteth on her eggs and hatcheth them not, so he that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days, and his end shall be a fool. And under this class are all those who accumulate their fortune b,y buying... | |
 | Samuel Putnam Waldo - Agriculture - 1819 - 208 pages
...PLEAS'D WITH VARIE.TY. MUST BE INBULO'P." ORIGINAL. THE SOCIAL COMPANION. June 15th, 1819.— Paper VI. " He that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of bis day*, and at his end, shall be a fool.'' IT is the privilege of a periodical writer, not only "... | |
 | Thomas Bowen (chaplain.) - Prisoners - 1820 - 360 pages
...may be cut short. For what the prophet threatens, often comes to pass and is always to be feared : " He that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave...in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a E 5 fool." fool.'* Jer. xvii. 11. But should his days be extended to the utmost : yet " the sinner,... | |
 | Joseph Lathrop - Congregational churches - 1821 - 436 pages
...at last. " He who hasteth, in any evil way, to be rich, brings trouble on himself and his house," " He that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave...midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool." " The curse of God entereth into the house of them that steal and swear falsely ; and consumeth it... | |
 | Youth's instructor - 1830 - 542 pages
..."charity" which " never faileth." Be this as it may, he presents an awful example of the truth, that " he that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave...midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool." (Jer. xvii. 11.) 2d Example. Achan. When the wicked city of Jericho was delivered into the hands of... | |
 | E. J. Burrow - 1822 - 606 pages
...shall surely come to want. Jer. xvii. 11. As the partridge sitteth on eggs, and hatcbeth them not; so he that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave...midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool. Ps. ciii. 6. The Lord cxecuteth righteousness and judgment fur all them that are oppressed. Lev. xix.... | |
 | Jeremy Taylor, Reginald Heber - Theology - 1822 - 566 pages
...covetousness, injustice, and oppression. " As a partridge sitteth on eggs, and hatcheth them not : so he that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave...in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a foolk." The same is threatened to voluptuous persons in the highest caresses of delight; and Christ... | |
 | Jeremy Taylor, Reginald Heber - Theology - 1822 - 560 pages
...covetousness, injustice, and oppression. " As a partridge sitteth on eggs, and hatcheth them not : so he that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave...in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a foolk." The same is threatened to voluptuous persons in the highest caresses of delight; and Christ... | |
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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. 
