 | Robert Montgomery Martin - 1836 - 180 pages
...abundance of the things which he possesseth. [Luke, xii. 13-15. DEATH. Man that is born of a woman is of few days, and full of trouble. He cometh forth...down : he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not [Job, xiv. l, 2. Man dieth, and wasteth away1 yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he ? As the... | |
 | Henry Duncan - 1837 - 426 pages
...himself to " a leaf driven to and fro." " As for man," says the Psalmist, " his days are as grass ; as a flower of the field so he flourisheth ; for the wind...thereof shall know it no more ;" Psalm ciii. 15, 16. Such are a few of the simple and pathetic allusions of the Hebrew poets to the flower-like frailty... | |
 | 1837 - 268 pages
...she was permitted to attend the funeral. The minister's text was; " Man that 6? is born of a woman is of few days and full of trouble : he cometh forth...down : he fleeth also as a shadow and continueth not !" By which and subsequent remarks, she understood that all were to die ; that there was a state of... | |
 | 1837 - 528 pages
...have not hurt me. Lesson 6. Man that is born of a woman is of few days, and full of Job xiv. 1 — 10. trouble. He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut...; he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not. And dost thou open thine eyes upon such an one, and bringest me into judgment with thee. Who can bring... | |
 | 1837 - 396 pages
...language of eastern poetry, which immediately precedes the text : " Man, that is born of woman, is of few days, and full of trouble. He cometh forth like a flower and is cut down ; he fleeth as a shadow, and continueth not. There is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again... | |
 | 1837 - 852 pages
...creature is subject to corruption. MAN that is born of a woman is 'of few days, and full of trouble. 2 㮙 ߮ 3 And dost thou open thine eyes upon such an one, and bringest me into judgment with thee? 4 3Who 4can... | |
 | 1840 - 420 pages
...grass," or to a "flower." I. The state of man's present existence. " Man that is born of a woman is of few days, and full of trouble. He cometh forth...he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.'' Our origin is in the dust — " Dust thou art, and to dust shalt thou return." When, where, or how,... | |
 | English monthly tract society - 1838 - 640 pages
...cover thee, and " the worm shall feed sweetly on thee," Job xxiv. 20. " Man that is born of a woman is of few days, and full of trouble. He cometh forth...: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not," Job xiv. 1 , 2. On the day when thy poor body shall be cold and motionless, the sun shall shine as... | |
 | John Leifchild, Redford (Rev. Dr.) - 1838 - 586 pages
...darkened;" yet of the majority, how true are the words of Job—" Man that is born of woman is short of days and full of trouble; he cometh forth like a flower,...down; he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not." Youth and maturity, far from being exempt from the attacks of death, are the ranks in which that king... | |
 | Levi Rodgers Reese - 1838 - 62 pages
...receptacle of us all. " For it is appointed unto man once to die." " Man that is born of a woman is of few days and full of trouble. He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down; he fleeth as a shadow, and continueth not. Man dieth and wasteth away ; yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where... | |
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Man that is born of a woman Is of few days, and full of trouble. He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down : He fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not. 
