...23, 24. ' Prov. iv. 5—8. discretion, so shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neckh. But where shall wisdom be found ? and where is the place of understanding? man knoweth not the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living. The depth saith,...

...apposite, as introductory to the business of this paper, that I must here transcribe a part of it. " Where shall WISDOM be found, And where is the place of UNDERSTANDING? " MAN knoweth not the price thereof, Neither is it found in the land of the living. The depth saith,...

...vague and prodigious grandeur. " There is a path which no fowl knoweth, and which the vulture's eye hath not seen. " The lion's whelps have not trodden it, nor the fierce lion passed by it " He bindeth the floods from overflowing, and the thing that is hid, bringeth he forth to light. "...

...of Job; where 156 1821.] 157 having run through several instances of natural knowledge, he adds, ' But where shall wisdom be found, and where is the place of understanding î ' As much as to say, That in none of the other things mentioned, did consist the wisdom of man....

...wisdom, like this, grow upon our earth ? Hear what a venerable patriarch thought of this matter, " But where shall wisdom be found ? And where is the " place of understanding ? Man knoweth not the price " thereof, neither is it found in the land of the living," Job xxviii....

...light, wisdom alone excepted ; for all this is designed to introduce the great question, •ver. 12. " But where shall wisdom be found ? and where is the place of understanding?" 13. Man knowctli not the price thereof;] It is not to be purchased by man at any price. 14. '¡'he...

...blessedness, I mean intellectual accomplishments of wisdom and learning. Yet, as when the enquiry was, Where shall wisdom be found, and where is the place of understanding ? The depth said it is not in me, and the sea said it is not with me.\ So if the like question be put concerning...

...What did Job say was wisdom, and where did he, say it was to be found? Job, xxviii. 12, 15, 28. A. Where shall wisdom be found? and where is the place of ^understanding ? It cannot be gotten for gold, WWWWVWX WWW VW^VXneither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof....

...of the pagan world, that beautiful eulogy on real wisdom comes with a singular grace and propriety. Where shall wisdom be found: and where is the place of understanding ? Man knoweth not the price thereof: neither is it found in the land of the living. The depth saith,...

...for a Scripture maxim: and we may be sure it is of singular importance. Job starts the question, " Where shall wisdom be found ? and where is the place of understanding ?" He searches nature through in quest of it, but cannot find it; he cannot purchase it with the gold...