...; 7 went °* " ly the field of the Jlothful, and ly the vineyard of the man void of underjlandijigj and lo, it was all grown over with. thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof. c n«~« <Vir« xf wipes, o rfvfat, » i tjj.« ;;»,•««,- ; rrtia ia.ui, ft erXMtwa, S it Koyvvet...

...to Adam ; I went 'ly thejield of the Jlothful, and ly the vineyard of the man void of underjlanding; and lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face (hereof. c Hoiot "xirtf %gr,fft/za{j IT^vfyuv, % o ig-ya^ofttva; ; zraia vttus, 91 zrkiovfec, « It...

...hands to sleep. So shall thy poverty come as one that travaileth, and thy want as an armed man"1. 1 went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard...well ; I looked upon it, and received instruction". By much slothfulness, the building decayeth ; and through idleness of the hands, the house droppeth...

...otherwise, weeds might have overgrown Paradise, and that of Solomon might have been applicable to Adam ; " I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard...thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof." 4. By our transgression and fall, the necessity of industry (together with a difficulty of obtaining...

...receives daily strength from its continuance. ' I went,' says Solomon, ' by the field of the slothful, and the vineyard of the man void of understanding; and...thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.' To raise the image of this person, the same author adds, ' The slothful man hideth his hand in bis...

...I will do so to him as he hath done to me ; " I will render to every man according to his work." 30 I went by the field of the slothful, And by the vineyard of the man void of understanding ; 31 And, lo ! it was all grown over with thorns ; Nettles had covered the face thereof, And the stone...

...will do so to him as he hath done to me : I will render to the man according to his work. 30 fwent ing, be commanded by letters that his wicked device 31 And lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone...

...whole situation. Observe in what lively colours the state of his affairs is described by Solomon. / went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard...well : I looked upon it and received instruction. * In the midst, too, of those * Prov. xxiv. 30, 31, 32. distresses that idleness brings on its votaries,...

...Observe in what lively colours the state of his affairs is described by Solomon. / went by the jield of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void...saw and considered it well: I looked upon it, and re* Pror. xir. 23. — xiii. 4. VOL. II. ft ceived instruction. * In the midst, too, of those distresses...

...sluggard will not plough by reason of the cold- — therefore shall he beg in harvest and have nothing." " I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard...thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down." Did any of you ever behold such a farm? Never, in the hand of the diligent man; and never otherwise,...