| Barnaby (Uncle.) - 1799 - 374 страници
...and likely soon to be in destitution ; he is a burden to himself, and a nuisance to all around him. ' As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him,' 1'rov. x. 20'. An idle mechanic—he undertakes to get work done by a certain time ; but he lounges... | |
| 1807 - 570 страници
...the whirlwind passeth, so is the wicked no more : but the righteous is an everlasting foundation. '26 As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him. 27 The fear of the LORD prolongeth days : but the years of the wicked shall be shortened. 28 The hope... | |
| Hugh Gaston - 1807 - 550 страници
...her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest. x. 26. As vinegar to the teeth, and smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him. xv. 19. The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns, but the way of the righteous is made... | |
| 1809 - 1150 страници
...whirl wind passeth, so wthe •wicked no more : but the righteous is an everlasting foundation. 26 ich the LORD had spoken unto Moses, and did the signs in the sight of the people. 31 H And th 27 The fear of the LORD prolongetb days : but the years of the wicked shaft be shortened. 28 The hope... | |
| 1809 - 556 страници
...the solid fruits of it, in a durable and immoveable felicity. Ver. 16. As vinegar to tie teeth, artel as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.'] Vinegar is not more offensive to the teeth, nor smoke more vexatious to the eyes, than a remiss and... | |
| 1815 - 614 страници
...the whirlwind passeth, so is the wicked no more: but the righteous is an everlasting foundation. 26 As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him. 27 The fear of the LORD prolongeth days : but the years of the wicked shall be shortened. 28 The hope... | |
| 1815 - 294 страници
...the hands to sleep: so shall thv poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man. As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him. "The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.... | |
| John Macgowan - 1816 - 742 страници
...conscience at all of dispatch, he would verify Solomon's words, ' As sour grapes to the teeth, and smoke to the eyes, so ' is the sluggard to them that send him ;' Prov. x. 26. and his neglect of business may be attended with consequences which he never apprehended.... | |
| Timothy Dwight - 1818 - 578 страници
...source of Usefulness. Men never voluntarily employ those, in whom they do not place confidence, .i vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the loiterer it him that sendeth him. The fear of being deceived, the suspense and anxiety, which we necessarily... | |
| 1819 - 488 страници
...xix. 15. * Prov. xx. 4. f Prov. xxi. 25. * Prov. xv. 19. b Prov. xxii. 13. ' Prov. xviii. 9. through". As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send himp. Behold this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom ; pride, fulness of bread, and abundance of... | |
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