| 单词 | Ecclesiastes |
| 例句 | “Ecclesiastes tells us there is nothing new under the sun.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z “The Book of Ecclesiastes would be fine. Where was it?” Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z “Walk carefully. Guard your health. If anything should happen to Harris, you are the Book of Ecclesiastes. See how important you've become in the last minute!” Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes I chose—I like the Psalms and Ecclesiastes—and sometimes I just opened it at random. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z He held a Bible in his huge hands and read from Job and Ecclesiastes until I could hardly stand to listen. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z “Nothing. I thought I had part of the Book of Ecclesiastes and maybe a little of Revelation, but I haven't even that now.” Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z Then on through Psalms and Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel, all the way up to the New Testament. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Yes, yes, part of the Ecclesiastes and Revelation. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z That is Ecclesiastes, 1:2, as you'll find it in the Common English Bible. Why I want all our children to read the King James Bible 2012-05-19T20:30:01Z As the recount reached its fifth day, Rubio, who often tweets Bible passages, sent one out Wednesday: “What is crooked cannot be made straight, and you cannot count what is not there. Ecclesiastes 1:15.” The dark, crazy heart of Florida is on full display — again — at the election recount 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z “Drawing on the Biblical book of Ecclesiastes, it suggests that people need to feel that their lives make a difference to the world,” he wrote. Rabbi Harold S. Kushner, Reassuring Best-Selling Author, Dies at 88 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z The title of the exhibition, “The Eye Is Not Satisfied With Seeing,” refers to a passage from Ecclesiastes that describes the human yearning for knowledge that can never be sated. Jennifer Packer: Painting as an Exercise in Tenderness 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z For help on that, you will have to return to Ecclesiastes. Who cares about hyphens, commas and capital letters? You should. 2017-09-12T04:00:00Z Max, who can stretch and roll a sentence out until it sounds like it was lifted from Ecclesiastes, paused carefully. William Price Fox, Southern Novelist, Is Dead at 89 2015-04-25T04:00:00Z The Stileses both noted a glaring omission from the playlist: the Byrds’ epochal ’60s hit, “Turn! Turn! Turn!,” whose lyrics were adapted from the Book of Ecclesiastes. The Museum of the Bible: The last place in D.C. you might expect to hear Queen, Kanye and the Clash 2019-06-24T04:00:00Z “To every thing there is a season,” Ecclesiastes says, “a time to weep, and a time to laugh.” Perspective | We need comic novels more than ever. So where are they? 2021-05-26T04:00:00Z The verse from Ecclesiastes 4, "a cord of three strands is not easily broken," was printed on the back of it, but "cord" was misspelled "chord." Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Adopt a good-faith approach to others’ language 2019-08-16T04:00:00Z His final work, an “ecclesiastical action,” took its title from the Book of Ecclesiastes: “I turned and saw all the injustice there was under the sun.” A Composer of Dark Explosions Turns 100 2018-03-16T04:00:00Z That wisdom from Ecclesiastes is the theme of five new novels, which, if they did not give me a taste of immortality, at least made me feel like the week would never end. Review | Does living forever sound ideal? These 5 new books will change your mind. 2018-01-23T05:00:00Z “Do I want to live in this bubble for 10 to 20 years?” he recalled thinking, likening his “existential” struggle to King Solomon in Ecclesiastes. Sam Hunt Brought Hip-Hop to Country. After ‘Old Town Road,’ He’s Back. 2020-03-19T04:00:00Z That self-deprecating quotation moves around, but in edition after edition of the Chicago Manual of Style, the ancient wisdom of Ecclesiastes remains. Who cares about hyphens, commas and capital letters? You should. 2017-09-12T04:00:00Z Some 3,000 years ago, the preacher in Ecclesiastes proclaimed, “Of making many books there is no end,” but how those books are published and enjoyed has changed dramatically. Analysis | 11 trends that changed the way we read this decade 2019-12-24T05:00:00Z "Go, eat your food with gladness, and drink wine with a joyful heart," I read in my Bible again, this time from Ecclesiastes, "for God has already approved of what you do." I take to drinking 2021-12-12T05:00:00Z “There is nothing new under the sun,” says the book of Ecclesiastes, and writers have been proving that point ever since. Review | Twice-told tales: Jo Nesbø, Madeline Miller and others revive classic stories 2018-02-16T05:00:00Z Mr. Irving’s process of reproducing familiar objects from scratch seems to argue that there’s no escaping your context, or even that, as Ecclesiastes says, there’s nothing new under the sun. New York Galleries: What to See Right Now 2019-09-25T04:00:00Z It’s so packed with funny, strange, haunted sentences that other writers will be stealing lines from it for epigraphs, as if it were Ecclesiastes, for the next 150 years. Cormac McCarthy’s Unsettling Dream of a Novel 2022-11-28T05:00:00Z A tangential pop quiz was sprung: “Who adapted the song from the Book of Ecclesiastes?” 2010-02-05T06:22:00Z In his epigraph DelGaudio — a sleight-of-hand artist and stage performer — quotes Ecclesiastes: “We are born knowing only truth. Then we see.” Now You See It: A Magician’s Memoir Promises Truth and Other Lies 2021-03-02T05:00:00Z One evening, he read Keats and Ecclesiastes aloud with Mrs. Ring before falling into tears. Frances Kroll Ring, secretary of author F. Scott Fitzgerald, dies at 99 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z Ecclesiastes This short work expresses, in the most beautiful language, everything important about the absurdity of the human condition. Michael Foley's top 10 absurd classics 2010-04-21T05:00:00Z Mars, of course, was the setting for so many pieces of fiction: War of the Worlds, The Martian Chronics, A Rose for Ecclesiastes and so many more. Why 'Game of Thrones' Author' George R.R. Martin Is Obsessed With Mars 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z There's nothing new under the sun - as Ecclesiastes will tell us, when we get there... In the beginning of the King James Bible readathon 2011-03-03T12:01:21Z Mr. Seeger’s setting of a passage from the Book of Ecclesiastes. Pete Seeger, Songwriter and Champion of Folk Music, Dies at 94 2014-01-28T06:32:10Z A reading from the Old Testament Book of Ecclesiastes reminded attendees that there is “a time to weep and a time to laugh” and “a time to mourn and a time to dance.” Mourners gather for American killed by cartel on Mexico trip 2023-03-25T04:00:00Z After a couple of failed attempts to write a formal constitution for Israel, he formed Kohelet — the word is Hebrew for Ecclesiastes, a book of the Bible — more than a decade ago. Who’s Behind the Judicial Overhaul Now Dividing Israel? Two New Yorkers. 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z From Ecclesiastes, he read that there was a “time to” move on, but from Galatians, he heard the call to keep marching on. Analysis | Senate workhorses face political extinction, which could leave big holes 2023-01-21T05:00:00Z On the retire side he turned to Ecclesiastes: “For every thing there is a season and a time for every purpose under heaven.” Va. Sen. Tim Kaine says he will seek another term 2023-01-20T05:00:00Z In her speech Thursday announcing her retirement from leadership, she paraphrased the familiar passage from Ecclesiastes: “For everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven.” Opinion | Nancy Pelosi was the most consequential speaker of our time 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z Speaking of religion, the author of Ecclesiastes 10:19 — “money answereth all things” — was a better writer than political scientist. Opinion | Why Mastriano’s candidacy presents a special danger to the nation 2022-09-25T04:00:00Z The unknown author of Ecclesiastes had it right: “What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun.” Opinion | The GOP hounding of Liz Cheney recalls the McCarthy-era smearing of another woman who took a stand 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z The old-time sportswriter Hugh Keogh had it right in his gloss on Ecclesiastes: “The race is not always to the swift, nor the battle to the strong; but that’s the way to bet.” Column: Remember the GameStop stock craze? Looks like it's over 2022-01-25T05:00:00Z Harrison is part of a Sunday Bible group at her church in Coral Springs, Florida, and they study Ecclesiastes and discuss the difficulty at times in keeping the faith through severe moments of doubt. Harrison, now a mother of 2, fights for $1M PFL championship 2021-10-25T04:00:00Z One of Council’s vendors, Stephannie Renee Cooper Senegal, who is Black and owns a fourth-generation-recipe praline candy company, cited Ecclesiastes 4:12, the Biblical verse that lauds three strands strengthened by braiding together. To this baker, promoting Black food businesses is more than just lip service 2021-02-24T05:00:00Z Like the author of Ecclesiastes, the Senate minority leader knows that to every thing there is a season. Opinion | Now begins McConnell’s project to shrink Trump’s GOP influence 2021-02-14T05:00:00Z As the Bible tells us in the Book of Ecclesiastes, “Two are better than one, because they have good reward for their toil. For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow.” Text of North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper’s inauguration speech 2021-01-09T05:00:00Z Philosophers through the ages have remarked on how history moves in circles, not a straight line — that “there is no new thing under the sun,” as Ecclesiastes would have it. Column: How FDR's vice president warned against the fascism of Trump 2020-08-17T04:00:00Z The Rev. Al Sharpton’s invocation of Ecclesiastes by way of insisting that now is the time and the season for change will endure as call to action. Opinion | African American Christianity demands we overturn the structures of injustice 2020-06-10T04:00:00Z House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, taking photos with a Bible at a Capitol Hill press conference, criticized Trump and referred to Ecclesiastes, as well as notes in her Bible. Franklin Graham not offended by Trump’s Bible photo, slams other clergy 2020-06-04T04:00:00Z “There’s an appointed time for everything,” Pelosi began, referring to Ecclesiastes. Nancy Pelosi wields Bible, quotes Bush, Obama in response to Trump 2020-06-02T04:00:00Z She quoted from the book of Ecclesiastes, saying it is a “time to heal.” Pelosi to Trump: Be a ‘healer in chief’ 2020-06-02T04:00:00Z He appeared on Instagram Live reading scriptures from Ecclesiastes on Friday. Rapper DMX hosts Bible study on Instagram Live during coronavirus 2020-04-26T04:00:00Z Ecclesiastes was not accurate when he stated that “there is nothing new under the sun.” What Will We Do When the Sun Gets Too Hot for Earth's Survival? 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z The verse from Ecclesiastes 4, “a cord of three strands is not easily broken,” was printed on the back of it, but “cord” was misspelled “chord.” ‘Adopt’ has many legitimate meanings and uses 2019-08-17T04:00:00Z “I popped in one of the tapes and it was on the “Book of Ecclesiastes,” said Allen. Comedian Jeff Allen opens up about struggle overcoming affliction, finding God through addiction 2019-02-04T05:00:00Z Then, referencing Ecclesiastes, he said: “To everything there is a season . . . my time here was spent transforming this county and this government.” Corey Stewart, the firebrand Virginia Republican, will leave politics in December 2018-12-27T05:00:00Z That’s from Ecclesiastes: “It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men.” When someone dies, these people spring into action. Lessons on death, grief and life 2018-12-10T05:00:00Z “The race is not to the swift,” we learn from Ecclesiastes, “nor the battle to the strong.” Opinion | Survival of the Sneakiest 2018-12-15T05:00:00Z Yet Ecclesiastes seems to brim with dour messages. Opinion | The Sunshine of the Vanities 2018-09-27T04:00:00Z Solomon on the brain, he mentions his love for the Book of Ecclesiastes. The Starr Report got a president impeached 20 years ago, and Ken Starr wants to remind you why 2018-09-11T04:00:00Z It’s a principle notably derivative of one in the Old Testament’s Ecclesiastes: “Where there’s life, there’s hope.” Review | How Harvey Milk’s fight for social justice was fueled by Jewish tradition 2018-06-22T04:00:00Z The Byrds' 1965 hit is based, almost verbatim, on chapter three of the Book of Ecclesiastes, where King Solomon contemplates the meaning of life, God and eternity. 5 songs you didn't know were about God 2018-03-27T04:00:00Z In the first section of the book, “The Descent Into Darkness,” they are from the Old Testament: verses of sorrow and darkness from Ecclesiastes, Habakkuk, Psalms and Leviticus. Son of BTK victim tells his story of faith 2018-03-23T04:00:00Z Yet Ecclesiastes is far from nihilistic, and a deeper understanding of what Solomon means by “vanity” is the key to making sense of Sukkot. Opinion | The Sunshine of the Vanities 2018-09-27T04:00:00Z It purifies the sense of the foolishness of human endeavour as we teeter constantly on the edge of meaninglessness: it’s Ozymandias, Ecclesiastes, in musical form. Jóhann Jóhannsson: the late Icelandic composer who made loss sublime 2018-02-11T05:00:00Z A quote from Ecclesiastes hung from a wooden tablet outside his office: “When the sentence for a crime is not quickly carried out, people’s hearts are filled with schemes to do wrong.” Remembering the Murder You Didn’t Commit 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z Ecclesiastes taught us long ago: “What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun.” Opinion | Embracing dictators is nothing new 2017-05-04T04:00:00Z The race is not always to the swift, according to Ecclesiastes, although as Damon Runyon and thousands of others subsequently pointed out, that is never the way to bet. Manchester City v Manchester United: a long season boiled down to one game | Paul Wilson 2017-04-27T04:00:00Z As a pastor who loves America and wants nothing but the best for her, allow me to quote from Ecclesiastes 7:18, which reveals a profound and simple truth: Some Words to Remember at a Time When America Feels So Divided 2016-12-23T05:00:00Z Well, I think there’s that verse in Ecclesiastes in the Old Testament that says something like, “There is nothing new under the sun.” New York's Got Legs 2016-09-19T04:00:00Z Barack Obama takes Ecclesiastes’ view that these are vanities, nothing but vanities. The price of powerlessness 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z A dig through the news archives on the hospital since then recalls the line from Ecclesiastes about how there’s nothing new under the sun: New Western State CEO up to task of turning it around, her colleagues say 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z “There is nothing new under the sun,” Ted Cruz, quoting Ecclesiastes, said at several stops in Iowa last week. Iowa and the Birth of a New Republican Party 2016-02-01T05:00:00Z And has there ever been a more beautiful distillation of existential philosophy than the Book of Ecclesiastes? My 10 Favorite Books: David Benioff 2016-01-29T05:00:00Z And: “every day of our life together / Ecclesiastes cancels a line of his book.” The Secular Psalmist 2016-01-04T05:00:00Z Levin did not disagree that Ecclesiastes 9:11 pointed in a liberal direction. The discipline of gratitude 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z THE book of Ecclesiastes says that “the heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left”. The road from Damascus 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z On this day, he found perspective from Ecclesiastes 10:4. Alfred Morris deserves a more featured role in the Redskins offense 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z Murphy,” Samuel Beckett The Book of Ecclesiastes probably inspired the opening line of Beckett’s first published novel. My 10 Favorite Books: David Benioff 2016-01-29T05:00:00Z Reading from Ecclesiastes 3:1, the passage that includes “to everything there is a season,” his message was one of homecoming. Grapevine black church saved from brink 2015-09-21T04:00:00Z Mr. Lee’s younger daughter, Elizabeth, known as Izzy, shed tears while reading from Ecclesiastes 3, a passage that Mr. Lee sent her when she was upset over the death of a friend. Jimmy Lee of JPMorgan Chase Remembered for Shaping an Industry 2015-06-22T04:00:00Z In the Bible, Ecclesiastes speaks of a time to build up and a time to break down. Irwin Rose, who shared 2004 Nobel Prize in chemistry, dies at 88 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z Of course, being a preacher, he does not fail to invoke a favorite biblical verse from Ecclesiastes. After a Fire, a Pastor Keeps a Harlem School Going From His Brownstone 2015-05-24T04:00:00Z Despite the Rosen drama and the looming loss of that historic space, the ever-charming Niccolini remains ebullient and positive about the future of the restaurant, in an Ecclesiastes kind of way. Julian Niccolini on the Future of the Four Seasons Restaurant 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z “Don’t be righteous overmuch,” Ecclesiastes advised us more than 2,000 years ago. Egotism Is a Necessary Evil of Generous Donations 2015-05-20T04:00:00Z Her fairy tales owe more to Ecclesiastes than to Mother Goose. Author Hanya Yanagihara's Not-So-Little Life 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z Ecclesiastes, for example, is filled with ponderings on the questions of injustice. REBECCA HAGELIN & KRISTIN CAREY: Why God ‘lets’ bad things happen 2015-01-27T05:00:00Z Ecclesiastes tells us that “for each thing there is a season.” When protesters and police clash 2014-12-26T05:00:00Z According to Ecclesiastes, “To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose.” Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: This Is Tragedy, Not a Political Opportunity 2014-12-21T05:00:00Z “There’s nothing new under the sun” says Ecclesiastes in the Bible. Why The C-Level Needs Advanced Consumer Analytics -- Now 2014-10-20T04:00:00Z On Sukkot, Jews read Ecclesiastes with its message, “vanity of vanities; all is vanity.” The magic of Sukkot The Bible’s Book of Ecclesiastes teaches us that “the race is not to the swift . . . nor yet favor to men of skill.” David Catania scorns Muriel Bowser’s record but still trails in D.C. mayoral race On its face, this well-known King Solomon wisdom, from the 3rd chapter of Ecclesiastes, delivers hopeful encouragement. Are You Managing Change Or Leading It? 2013-06-05T21:59:50Z Finding God is too pat a response, but the Bible – in particular the book of Ecclesiastes – may be useful. Can Chris Huhne and Vicky Pryce recover from their life-changing crime? 2013-03-11T09:29:05Z "Ecclesiastes 3:1-15, A Time for Everything"There is an appointed time for everything. Virgin to launch small satellites 2012-07-11T13:58:32Z When a man like the writer of Ecclesiastes gives his views on life, it is worth everybody's while to listen. One Day at a Time and Other Talks on Life and Religion 2012-03-31T02:00:20.873Z Of Ecclesiastes “there is too much of broken matter in it; it has neither boots nor spurs, but rides only in socks.” Theological Essays 2012-03-27T02:00:21.867Z Such wisdom Ecclesiastes preaches to the young man: “Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, or ever the evil days come.” The Expositor's Bible: Ephesians 2012-03-20T02:00:11.133Z The leading motive of his symphony is as old as Ecclesiastes: "The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be." Unicorns 2012-03-14T02:00:26.677Z The Pentateuch was the first to be rendered into Greek; the other books followed afterwards, and it would appear that the Book of Ecclesiastes never found a place in the translation at all. The Egypt of the Hebrews and Herodotos 2012-02-14T03:00:25.940Z Others doubt the inspiration of Esther, Ecclesiastes, and the Song of Solomon. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 11 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Miscellany 2012-02-11T03:03:52.627Z Every intelligent minister knows that Moses did not write the Pentateuch; that David did not write the Psalms, and that Solomon was not the author of the song or the book of Ecclesiastes. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 12 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Miscellany 2012-02-11T03:03:47.297Z Tell them that nobody knows who wrote Esther—that Ecclesiastes was written long after Christ—that many of the prophecies were written after the events pretended to be foretold had happened. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 4 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Lectures 2012-02-11T03:03:46.253Z I never believed in that, but I do believe that unforeseen things happen at unforeseen times, which is actually a scripture from Ecclesiastes.” Australian Open - Serena Williams Turns Back Clock 2012-01-21T17:30:03Z He hopelessly confused Ezra and Esther, floundered at Ecclesiastes, and the minor prophets filled him with despair. A Terrible Tomboy 2012-01-21T03:00:07.003Z I like the book of Ecclesiastes because there you find some sense, some poetry, and some philosophy. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 11 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Miscellany 2012-02-11T03:03:52.627Z A very fine verse, the thirteenth of the last chapter of Ecclesiastes—“Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.” Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) 2012-01-17T03:00:17.977Z You find nothing about that holy day in Judges, Joshua, Samuel, Kings or Chronicles—nothing in Job, the Psalms, in Esther, Solomon's Song or Ecclesiastes. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 4 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Lectures 2012-02-11T03:03:46.253Z C. L. N. A. B. I. J. So Ecclesiastes, �I gave my heart to know wisdom ... and perceived that this also is vanity.� The Sufistic Quatrains of Omar Khayyam 2012-01-08T03:00:15.553Z Whenever I get my hands on a new translation of the Bible, I always flip to one of my two favorite books – Ecclesiastes or the Gospel of Mark. Why It's Essential To Be Humble 2012-01-03T17:33:45Z So it is claimed that Nehemiah gathered up the manuscripts about the kings and prophets, while the books of Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ruth, Ecclesiastes, and some others were either collected or written long after. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 11 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Miscellany 2012-02-11T03:03:52.627Z Penn had become well convinced of many solemn truths, presented in the last chapter of Ecclesiastes, and of none more fully, than that there is no end of making books. Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) 2012-01-17T03:00:17.977Z At that time the Jewish Bible did not contain Daniel, Ecclesiastes, but few of the Psalms and only a part of Isaiah. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 4 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Lectures 2012-02-11T03:03:46.253Z In the Book of Ecclesiastes again, the same problems are handled, but in a somewhat different temper. The Sufistic Quatrains of Omar Khayyam 2012-01-08T03:00:15.553Z There is probably more of Lucretius about the poem, but more of Ecclesiastes about the translator. Tennyson and His Friends 2011-12-28T03:00:32.373Z Proverbs, Job and Ecclesiastes; not owing to their not being Jewish, but Pagan writings, but because they were contradictory to the law of god. Religion In The Heavens Or, Mythology Unveiled in a Series of Lectures 2011-12-24T03:08:03.360Z He writes it by the inspiration of the Holy Ghost, for the benefit of the whole world, in the book of Ecclesiastes. Practical Religion Being Plain Papers on the Daily Duties, Experience, Dangers, and Privileges of Professing Christians 2011-11-30T03:00:13.313Z He was the author of many bold conjectures as to the date of Ruth, Ecclesiastes, Esther and other biblical books. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z C. L. N. A. B. I. J. So Ecclesiastes, �There is no remembrance of the wise, more than of the fool.� The Sufistic Quatrains of Omar Khayyam 2012-01-08T03:00:15.553Z His Omar has often, and naturally, been compared to Lucretius and to Ecclesiastes. Tennyson and His Friends 2011-12-28T03:00:32.373Z Solomon anticipated Chevandier in the irrigation of forest trees: "I made me pools of water, to water therewith the wood that bringeth forth trees."—Ecclesiastes ii, 6. Man and Nature or, Physical Geography as Modified by Human Action 2011-11-11T03:00:34.027Z How deep is the wisdom contained in the books of Proverbs and Ecclesiastes! Practical Religion Being Plain Papers on the Daily Duties, Experience, Dangers, and Privileges of Professing Christians 2011-11-30T03:00:13.313Z If the constable be a man of his word, I doubt not thou art a true prophet," I replied, "but thou knowest Ecclesiastes sayeth there is 'a time of war and a time of peace.' A Tale of the Kloster A Romance of the German Mystics at the Cocalico 2011-11-11T03:00:32.153Z And sad "Ecclesiastes, or the Preacher," Has he not stamped the image on my soul, In that last chapter, where the worn-out Teacher Sighs o'er the loosened cord, the broken bowl? Life of Oliver Wendell Holmes 2011-11-01T02:00:25.563Z He wrote Proverbs and Ecclesiastes, books full of profound knowledge, as well as of deepest piety. Steve P. Holcombe, the Converted Gambler His Life and Work 2011-11-01T02:00:21.043Z The poem on the Civil War, like the paraphrase on the fifth chapter of Ecclesiastes, was eliminated because its subject matter was not thought representative of the work as a whole. Divine Songs and Meditacions (1653) 2011-10-29T02:00:17.500Z Ecclesiastes is my single most important self-help source. Well Blog: Life as a Cancer Outlier 2011-10-18T12:00:15Z Speaking in other words, in theory he often thought like Ecclesiastes; in practice he preferred to tread in the footsteps of Horace, or rather as Horace would have trodden had he been a Christian. Whirlpools A Novel of Modern Poland 2011-09-16T02:00:19.893Z “Egypt and the Books of Moses,” commentaries on Psalms, Ecclesiastes, Ezekiel, the Gospel of John, Revelation, and his “History of the Kingdom of God in the Old Testament,” have all been translated into English. Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 2011-09-14T02:00:43.813Z In other words he tried everything that he thought he could get happiness from and his experience is given in the book of Ecclesiastes. Steve P. Holcombe, the Converted Gambler His Life and Work 2011-11-01T02:00:21.043Z "Have I repeated to you, gentlemen, what Ecclesiastes says about woman?" On the Field of Glory An Historical Novel of the Time of King John Sobieski 2011-09-13T02:00:27.560Z As he recited a passage from Ecclesiastes, Ms. Giuliani slid sideways a full step closer to him, as if to ensure that she would be in the shot. The TV Watch: On Slow and Somber Anniversary, News Media Try to Stay Out of the Picture 2011-09-12T05:30:33Z But already in the Old Testament, Ecclesiastes doubts whether everything in the world is in order. Whirlpools A Novel of Modern Poland 2011-09-16T02:00:19.893Z What can you and I say about life’s hard questions after Ecclesiastes and Job?” Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline A Story of the Development of a Young Girl's Life 2011-08-09T02:00:30.317Z Read Ecclesiastes, the pessimistic chronicle of the Bible, and you'll learn what comes to the pleasure-chaser, and you will know about "vanity and vexation of spirit." Think A Book for To-day 2011-07-27T02:00:35.180Z "They are all innocent-- Do you know what Ecclesiastes says of women?" On the Field of Glory An Historical Novel of the Time of King John Sobieski 2011-09-13T02:00:27.560Z The commentary on the Beginning of Ecclesiastes, if it is, as seems likely, in part the work of Dionysius, is not inconsistent in style of treatment with a general acceptance of his master’s position. St. Dionysius of Alexandria Letters and Treatises 2011-06-29T02:00:23.247Z If, like Jefferson, I were to edit the Bible, I’d be inclined to throw out a lot, too, though I’d keep the tale of Joseph and the Book of Ecclesiastes. Do we need a new Bible? 2011-05-10T11:01:00Z The Book of Ecclesiastes says it most clearly: there is a time to mourn and a time to rejoice. Sorrow and Joy 2011-05-05T05:00:00Z Like others of her family she was finely intelligent, and she became one of the "apprentices" of Jerome, who wrote for her a commentary on the book of Ecclesiastes, "Vanity of Vanities." Heroines That Every Child Should Know Tales for Young People of the World's Heroines of All Ages 2011-05-04T02:00:19.257Z Pan Serafin did not know, so the priest took down the Vulgate and read an extract from Ecclesiastes. On the Field of Glory An Historical Novel of the Time of King John Sobieski 2011-09-13T02:00:27.560Z Another Psalm states that the earth was founded not to be moved for eternity, and a similar phrase occurs in the first chapter of Ecclesiastes. The gradual acceptance of the Copernican theory of the universe 2011-04-03T02:00:15.847Z I have been laughed at for narrating this, but the noise of crickets at a death is spoken of in Ecclesiastes xii. Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 2011-03-20T02:00:26.607Z "Better is it," says the Book of Ecclesiastes, "that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay." The High Heart 2011-03-04T03:00:52.683Z And for the record, no, he's not married and his favorite Bible verse currently is Ecclesiastes 7:14, one that reminds Bayne that good times and bad times are part of God's plan. Daytona winner Trevor Bayne charms hometown fans 2011-02-28T23:21:31Z O Yatsek, remember the words of Ecclesiastes: 'In a thousand I found one man, among all I found not one woman.' On the Field of Glory An Historical Novel of the Time of King John Sobieski 2011-09-13T02:00:27.560Z A desire for change of air—he fancied Freiburg was damp—rumours of a new war with France, and the necessity of seeing his Ecclesiastes through the press, took him back to Basel in 1535. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" 2011-02-27T03:00:31.973Z The ecstatic potentiality in reflection is seen in Job, Proverbs and Ecclesiastes. The Literature of Ecstasy 2011-02-16T03:00:39.843Z The service was steeped in faith, with readings of the Book of Ecclesiastes, Psalm 23 and the prayer of St. Francis. Christina Taylor Green, 9-year-old Tucson victim, is laid to rest 2011-01-14T03:17:01Z Sinai and Palestine between the years 1892 and 1897 were a number of manuscripts in Arabic and a portion of the original Hebrew manuscript of Ecclesiastes which was written about 200 B.C. Woman in Science With an Introductory Chapter on Woman's Long Struggle for Things of the Mind 2011-01-12T03:00:29.853Z The value of their work is evident, especially in Job, Ecclesiastes and the prophetical books. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" 2010-12-20T17:12:05.780Z Well, the part of that book which interests me most is the Book of Ecclesiastes. The Man Who Rose Again She says that is what it means in the twelfth chapter of Ecclesiastes where it says, “And the almond tree shall flourish.” Village Life in America 1852-1872 Including the period of the American Civil War as told in the diary of a school-girl We, with our very different temperament, have come to substitute morality for religion and the ethical for the spiritual, whereas for the “whole man,” as even Ecclesiastes tells us, both are necessary. Russian Life To-day As Solomon put it in Ecclesiastes, "The golden bowl had been broken." From Bull Run to Appomattox The Book of Proverbs.—This is the first of the three books belonging to the “Wisdom-literature” of the Hebrews, the other two books being Job and Ecclesiastes. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" 2010-12-20T17:12:05.780Z The poetry of the Bible divides into two classes: lyrical poetry, such as the Song of Solomon, Lamentations, the Psalms, and certain passages in the prophets; and the so-called wisdom poetry—Proverbs, Job, and Ecclesiastes. The Complete Club Book for Women Including Subjects, Material and References for Study Programs; together with a Constitution and By-Laws; Rules of Order; Instructions how to make a Year Book; Suggestions for Practical Community Work; a Resume of what Some Clubs are Doing, etc., etc. He is as sure as the writer of Ecclesiastes that every blessed—or, rather, cursed—thing is going to happen over and over again. The Book of This and That In the Western versions the book holds the third place among the so-called Solomonic writings, following Proverbs and Ecclesiastes. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" The most luminous, original, and practical exposition of Ecclesiastes which is within the reach of ordinary English readers.”—Speaker. The Expositor's Bible: The Epistle to the Hebrews The compilation of Proverbs is later than any of those whose proverbs are therein contained; but Ecclesiastes and Canticles are wholly Solomon’s except the titles. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" 2010-12-20T17:12:05.780Z The philosophy of the Bible is embodied in the books of Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Job. The Complete Club Book for Women Including Subjects, Material and References for Study Programs; together with a Constitution and By-Laws; Rules of Order; Instructions how to make a Year Book; Suggestions for Practical Community Work; a Resume of what Some Clubs are Doing, etc., etc. As Mrs. Ranby, I had observed, seldom quoted any sacred writer but St. Paul, I remarked that Lady Belfield admired almost exclusively Ecclesiastes, Proverbs, and the historical books of the Bible. Coelebs In Search of a Wife The book of Proverbs is a collection of the more simple, practical precepts, while the books of Job and Ecclesiastes illustrate speculative wisdom. The Christian View of the Old Testament Dr. Cox’s work is likely to count as one of the most interesting of the many Interesting studies of which Ecclesiastes has been the basis.”—Guardian. The Expositor's Bible: The Epistle to the Hebrews The Book of Ecclesiastes is the Book in which the natural man speaks. Studies in Prophecy Ecclesiastes represents the hesitating, somewhat skeptical aspect of human thought, and is in some respects the book of the Bible which comes nearest to the modern temper. The Complete Club Book for Women Including Subjects, Material and References for Study Programs; together with a Constitution and By-Laws; Rules of Order; Instructions how to make a Year Book; Suggestions for Practical Community Work; a Resume of what Some Clubs are Doing, etc., etc. You raise the wail of Ecclesiastes, "All is vanity and a striving after wind, and there is no profit under the sun." The Kempton-Wace Letters From giving simple practical precepts, the wise men rose to speculation, and the books of Job and Ecclesiastes bear witness that they busied themselves with no mean problems. The Christian View of the Old Testament A noted English lawyer-author has declared that the twelfth chapter of Ecclesiastes is the final word of the world’s philosophy; that no ancient or modern thinker has uttered a profounder word. Alexander Crummell: An Apostle of Negro Culture The American Negro Academy. Occasional Papers No. 20 One short sentence from Ecclesiastes is the sum of it: "How can one be warm alone?" Frondes Agrestes Readings in 'Modern Painters' Compare with Ecclesiastes, xii, 7: "Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was." Six Centuries of English Poetry Tennyson to Chaucer I do not raise the wail of Ecclesiastes. The Kempton-Wace Letters The same uncertainty is believed to exist respecting the authorship of Proverbs and of Ecclesiastes, which is considered one of the latest books in the Old Testament canon. The Christian View of the Old Testament "Is there any thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? it hath been already of old times, which was before us."—Ecclesiastes i. Flowers of Freethought (Second Series) To the same purpose is that saying of his in the first chapter of Ecclesiastes, In much wisdom is much grief; and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow. In Praise of Folly Illustrated with Many Curious Cuts Ecclesiastes was admitted because it bore the name of Solomon; and Daniel's apocalyptic writings, because veiled under the name of an old prophet. The Canon of the Bible The same surprise sweeps over the mind in reading Ecclesiastes. The Kempton-Wace Letters Who gives the preacher authority and accuracy of aim to pounce on a sound text in Ecclesiastes, while wisdom and folly toss and roll over one another in confusingly rapid and inextricable contortions? The Christian View of the Old Testament This curious book is a fusion of the Arabian Nights, Ecclesiastes, and Rabelais. Amaryllis at the Fair Ecclesiastes doth somewhere confess that there are an infinite number of fools. In Praise of Folly Illustrated with Many Curious Cuts One who believed that Esther was the youngest book in the canon, who looked upon Ecclesiastes as Solomon's, and Daniel as an exile production, cannot be a competent judge. The Canon of the Bible There is a way of reading Ecclesiastes and Schopenhauer with a triumphant lilt in the voice. The Kempton-Wace Letters He thinks it probable that Isaiah, Jeremiah, Hosea, and Ecclesiastes received their final form at the hands of redactors. The Christian View of the Old Testament Shall we ask Ecclesiastes one single question that surely needs clear answer in order to attain it? Old Groans and New Songs Being Meditations on the Book of Ecclesiastes No sense of form, the end of Ecclesiastes a confusion and a weak repetition like the last disordered spasms of a prophetic seizure. Dreamers of the Ghetto After the Psalms came the three poetical works attributed to Solomon, with the book of Job among them,—Proverbs, Job, Canticles, Ecclesiastes. The Canon of the Bible "All things are full of labour; man cannot utter it; the eye is not satisfied with seeing nor the ear filled with hearing."—Ecclesiastes i. Anecdotes & Incidents of the Deaf and Dumb The book of Ecclesiastes, dealing with the perplexities of life in general, full of pessimism and skepticism, is not without its permanent value. The Christian View of the Old Testament How is this to be answered, Ecclesiastes?—or what help to its answer dost thou give?... Old Groans and New Songs Being Meditations on the Book of Ecclesiastes The effect produced is often like what we experience in reading Ecclesiastes or Omar Khayyam. Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland This caused a separation of Canticles and Ecclesiastes. The Canon of the Bible You know what it says in Ecclesiastes: 'In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider.' Old Man Curry Race Track Stories The book of Ecclesiastes is full, throughout, of a dark and terrible scepticism. Orthodoxy: Its Truths And Errors Then I will give," continues Ecclesiastes, "counsel for this vain life in conformity with the dense gloom of its close. Old Groans and New Songs Being Meditations on the Book of Ecclesiastes There is a deadening thought of uselessness which creeps into many men's minds—the thought which has been best expressed by the Preacher in Ecclesiastes. Jennie Gerhardt A Novel After the Pentateuch, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, and the historical books, follow Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Canticles, Wisdom, Sirach, the twelve minor prophets, the four greater; three books of the Maccabees, Judith, Esdras, Esther, Job, and Tobit. The Canon of the Bible It says in Ecclesiastes that a threefold cord is not easily broken, but I reckon it might be done, one cord at a time.... Old Man Curry Race Track Stories Not here to mention the many other learned Notes, this Worthy Author gives upon that Hieroglyphical Description of Old Age, made by that Royal Pen-man of Ecclesiastes, cap. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society - Vol 1 - 1666 Giving some Accompt of the present Undertakings, Studies, and Labours of the Ingenious in many considerable parts of the World And our own souls tremble as we stand with Ecclesiastes under its shadow and respond to his groanings. Old Groans and New Songs Being Meditations on the Book of Ecclesiastes The circulation of the winds is clearly set forth by the Preacher in the Book of Ecclesiastes. The Astronomy of the Bible An Elementary Commentary on the Astronomical References of Holy Scripture Hardly so; for some of the latter, such as Esther and Ecclesiastes, cannot be put above Wisdom, 1st Maccabees, Judith, Baruch, or Ecclesiasticus. The Canon of the Bible R. Simeon says, “Ecclesiastes is one in which the school of Shammai is less strict, and the school of Hillel more rigid.” Hebrew Literature A copy of St. Jerome on Ecclesiastes, written in Italy in the sixth or seventh century, has in it the Anglo-Saxon inscription, "The book of Cuthsuuitha the Abbess." The Wanderings and Homes of Manuscripts Helps for Students of History, No. 17. The climax of Ecclesiastes' exercises seems to have been reached in the previous chapter. Old Groans and New Songs Being Meditations on the Book of Ecclesiastes Whilst in the Book of Ecclesiastes, the melancholy words of the Preacher revert over and over again to that which is done "under the sun." The Astronomy of the Bible An Elementary Commentary on the Astronomical References of Holy Scripture Several temple-psalms were also composed; a part of the present book of Proverbs; Ecclesiastes, whose tone and language betray its late origin; and Jonah, whose diction puts its date after the Babylonian captivity. The Canon of the Bible R. Judah says, “Canticles render the hands unclean, but Ecclesiastes is in dispute.” Hebrew Literature Moses, Daniel, and the Chronicles are quite forgotten; and, putting Ecclesiastes in our pocket, we are going to the casino to-night. A Yacht Voyage to Norway, Denmark, and Sweden 2nd edition A well-marked principle in Scripture, which has evidently forced itself on the notice of human wisdom in the person of Ecclesiastes. Old Groans and New Songs Being Meditations on the Book of Ecclesiastes It should be noted that this same Book of Ecclesiastes shows a much clearer idea of the sun's daily apparent motion than was held by many of the writers of antiquity. The Astronomy of the Bible An Elementary Commentary on the Astronomical References of Holy Scripture They were but a portion of the literature current in and after the 5th century b.c., as may be inferred from the epilogue to Ecclesiastes, and the Wisdom of Sirach. The Canon of the Bible R. José says, “Ecclesiastes does not render the hands unclean, but the Canticles are in dispute.” Hebrew Literature I think Ecclesiastes one of the very greatest books in the world's literature, and Hamlet the greatest play, with the possible exception of the Agamemnon. A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 To the Close of the 19th Century So Ecclesiastes says, "let him remember the days of darkness, for they shall be many." Old Groans and New Songs Being Meditations on the Book of Ecclesiastes Ecclesiastes is rambling rather than analytic, and on the whole mostly negative. A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy Ecclesiastes was taken into the third collection because it was attributed to Solomon. The Canon of the Bible The Canticles and Ecclesiastes render the hands unclean. Hebrew Literature The seventh chapter of Ecclesiastes came fresh to my mind. A Journal of a Young Man of Massachusetts, 2nd ed. Late A Surgeon On Board An American Privateer, Who Was Captured At Sea By The British, In May, Eighteen Hundred And Thirteen, And Was Confined First, At Melville Island, Halifax, Then At Chatham, In England ... And Last, At Dartmoor Prison. Interspersed With Observations, Anecdotes And Remarks, Tending To Illustrate The Moral And Political Characters Of Three Nations. To Which Is Added, A Correct Engraving Of Dartmoor Prison, Representing The Massacre Of American Prisoners, Written By Himself. Although, I might here add, I cannot follow this writer in his view that Ecclesiastes is describing only the old age of the sensualist. Old Groans and New Songs Being Meditations on the Book of Ecclesiastes Ecclesiastes cannot make up his mind whether life is worth living, and how to make the best of it once one finds himself alive, whether by seeking wisdom or by pursuing pleasure. A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy Indeed, several books, Canticles, Esther, Ecclesiastes, are unnoticed in the latter. The Canon of the Bible In the afternoon, besides prayer and thanksgiving, I addressed the children of our day schools and the orphans, about 350, on Ecclesiastes xii. The Life of Trust: Being a Narrative of the Lord's Dealings With George Müller It was then that I pulled Ecclesiastes out of my pocket, leaned against the granite, and began: “Vanity of vanities...” Waiting for Daylight The verdict of impartiality must certainly be "not proven," if indeed it be not stronger than that, to the attempt to deny to Solomon the authorship of Ecclesiastes based on the words used. Old Groans and New Songs Being Meditations on the Book of Ecclesiastes Superstition may be defined as an extravagance of faith and fear: not what Ecclesiastes calls being "righteous overmuch," but religious reverence in excess. Moon Lore The thirteen prophets include Job; the four lyric and moral books are Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes and Canticles. The Canon of the Bible But the books on the law, the historical books, the prophetic writings, the Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and the Songs of Solomon, were collected and copied. Ancient States and Empires We hear its voice in "Ecclesiastes," and the wisdom of "Solomon the King" is full of it. Visions and Revisions A Book of Literary Devotions Perhaps there is no book within the whole canon of Scripture so perplexing and anomalous, at first sight, as that entitled "Ecclesiastes." Old Groans and New Songs Being Meditations on the Book of Ecclesiastes In Ecclesiastes we have the latest conclusions of Solomon's moral wisdom. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 3 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History Doubts about others were of a more serious nature; about Ecclesiastes, the Canticles, Esther, and the Proverbs. The Canon of the Bible But now its lines are darker—at all events than they were in the days of the writer of Ecclesiastes—"Know thou," he said, "that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment." Is The Young Man Absalom Safe? A Sermon Preached in The Church of St. Mary Magdalene, Stoke Bishop, on Sunday, July 19th, 1885 The Book of Ecclesiastes teaches emphatically that "Vanity of vanities, all is vanity": and is thus the necessary introduction to the Song of Solomon, which shows how true blessing and satisfaction are to be possessed. Union And Communion or Thoughts on the Song of Solomon But then with what bitter despair Ecclesiastes records all these searchings! Old Groans and New Songs Being Meditations on the Book of Ecclesiastes Ecclesiastes is filled with phrases pointing up that clarification is the way of strength and of unity. The Armed Forces Officer Department of the Army Pamphlet 600-2 As the Hagiographa were not read in public, with the exception of Esther, opinions of the Jewish rabbins might still differ about Canticles and Ecclesiastes, even after the synod of Jamnia. The Canon of the Bible "You've not forgotten the advice which the wise man gave in the last chapter of Ecclesiastes, I hope?" said the minister. The Day of Judgment We cannot tell, as the book of Ecclesiastes has it, 'which shall prosper—this or that.' Expositions of Holy Scripture Ephesians; Epistles of St. Peter and St. John The pitiful meanness and littleness of the greatest of modern scientific minds that have "come after the King" contrasted even with the grand simple sublimity of the knowledge of Ecclesiastes. Old Groans and New Songs Being Meditations on the Book of Ecclesiastes We concluded if that interpretation was correct, we had reason enough for obeying the injunction in Ecclesiastes, "Be not righteous overmuch"; for the little jumpers were fearless and countless. Lights and Shadows in Confederate Prisons A Personal Experience, 1864-5 "All these," says the poet in Ecclesiastes—"all these were honoured in their generation, and were the glory of their times ... their name liveth for evermore." A Book of Discovery The History of the World's Exploration, From the Earliest Times to the Finding of the South Pole Was it because Ecclesiastes commands equal reverence to be given to both Testaments—such was the interpretation—in the words "Give a portion to seven, and also to eight"? A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume I Even before Erasmus had quite completed the Ecclesiastes, the man for whom the work had been meant was no more. Erasmus and the Age of Reformation They who believe not or know not this are as absolutely hopeless—as comfortless—as Ecclesiastes: they are "the rest which have no hope." Old Groans and New Songs Being Meditations on the Book of Ecclesiastes The original of all paragraphers—Ecclesiastes—came very near ending as a complete cynic; though in what F. P. A. would call his “lastline,” he managed to wriggle into a more hopeful mood. Pipefuls He immediately undertook the task, and read lectures, by portions, on the Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Canticles; and was beginning to expound the book of Job, when he was seized by the inquisitors. Fox's Book of Martyrs Or A History of the Lives, Sufferings, and Triumphant Deaths of the Primitive Protestant Martyrs Of all the rest is it ultimately true which the weary preacher said: "Vanity of vanities; all is vanity," or, as the modern Ecclesiastes has it: Tout passe, tout lasse, tout casse. Morality as a Religion An exposition of some first principles In the words devoted to Fisher's death in the preface to the Ecclesiastes there is no heartfelt emotion. Erasmus and the Age of Reformation How they ring with life and hope in contrast with the dull, heavy, deathful word of poor Ecclesiastes—"For that is the end of all men"! Old Groans and New Songs Being Meditations on the Book of Ecclesiastes Likewise this evening came in with Ecclesiastes ix. A Narrative of some of the Lord's Dealings with George Müller Written by Himself, Third Part We cannot enlarge upon the ethical ideas of the other writings of the Old Testament, the books of Wisdom, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Job. Christianity and Ethics A Handbook of Christian Ethics A sister sent from her sick bed this evening 2l. for the Orphans, with Ecclesiastes ix. A Narrative of some of the Lord's Dealings with George Müller Written by Himself. Second Part The Ecclesiastes had been printed and published and Origenes was still to follow. Erasmus and the Age of Reformation Death is the sad, gloomy, mysterious, unknown boundary for all, groans Ecclesiastes, "for that is the end of all men." Old Groans and New Songs Being Meditations on the Book of Ecclesiastes A fragment of Old Testament verse has been running through my mind—from Ecclesiastes, I think. Breaking Point The Reverend Father took for his text: Ecclesiastes xii. Donahoe's Magazine, Volume 15, No. 1, January 1886 Yesterday, when, as just related, there was not a penny in hand, there was given to me, with Ecclesiastes ix. A Narrative of some of the Lord's Dealings with George Müller Written by Himself. Second Part Ecclesiastes is the work of a mind fatigued, which no longer sharply reacts upon the needs of his time. Erasmus and the Age of Reformation And there again, having brought us face to face with a dense, impenetrable cloud, Ecclesiastes leaves us. Old Groans and New Songs Being Meditations on the Book of Ecclesiastes The model wife in Ecclesiastes had greater privileges; she could not only consider a piece of ground, but she could buy it if she liked it. The Bibliotaph and Other People The text from Ecclesiastes, "God made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions," has been used to discourage any budding Edisons of the spiritual realm. By the Christmas Fire A sister, a servant, gave me 15s.; also with Ecclesiastes ix. A Narrative of some of the Lord's Dealings with George Müller Written by Himself. Second Part The epic ends as unsatisfactorily as the Book of Job or Ecclesiastes. The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria Nor need we ask, with our modern poet, who sings sweetly, but too much in the spirit of Ecclesiastes, Where wert thou, brother, those four days? Old Groans and New Songs Being Meditations on the Book of Ecclesiastes What has the problem of Job, the wisdom of Proverbs, or the pessimism of Ecclesiastes to do with the Jew specifically? Chosen Peoples Being the First "Arthur Davis Memorial Lecture" delivered before the Jewish Historical Society at University College on Easter-Passover Sunday, 1918/5678 His eight homilies, On the three first Chapters of Ecclesiastes, are an excellent moral instruction and literal explication of that book. The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March In the afternoon, besides prayer and thanksgiving, I addressed the children of our day-schools and the orphans, about 350, on Ecclesiastes xii. A Narrative of Some of the Lord's Dealings with George Müller Written by Himself, First Part Thus the fragrance of the precious ointment of loving sacrifice is perceptibly tainted, according to the warning of Ecclesiastes or the Preacher. A History of American Christianity Strange counsel this, for sober and wise Ecclesiastes to give, is it not? Old Groans and New Songs Being Meditations on the Book of Ecclesiastes The whole Book of Ecclesiastes, from which the text is taken, is about this life. True Words for Brave Men Read Ecclesiastes, the pessimistic chronicle of the Bible, and you'll find what comes to the pleasure-chaser, and you will know about "vanity and vexation of spirit." Evening Round Up More Good Stuff Like Pep These mistaken conclusions are largely, if not wholly, due to two passages of Scripture, one of which is in the Psalms and the other in Ecclesiastes. The Human Side of Animals To take a purely literary passage, what could be more affecting, yet more simple, than these words from Ecclesiastes? The Art Of Writing & Speaking The English Language Word-Study and Composition & Rhetoric All things seem to work confusedly for evil, and this caps the climax of Ecclesiastes's misery. Old Groans and New Songs Being Meditations on the Book of Ecclesiastes Ay, young people, who love to see the world, and to choose for yourselves, read that Book of Ecclesiastes, the saddest book on earth, and get a golden lesson in every verse of it. True Words for Brave Men It is because of their universality that the books of Job and Ecclesiastes, as also many passages in the Psalms, in Isaiah, and the minor prophets, have made an undying appeal to the human race. Secret Societies And Subversive Movements Having disposed of the possibility of a misunderstanding of the real meaning of the "beasts that perish," let us consider the quotation from Ecclesiastes, the only one that refers to the future state of animals. The Human Side of Animals Read the Book of Ecclesiastes, the Book of Job, some of the Psalms. The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life But then, Ecclesiastes continues, is there complete security in the humbler ranks of life? Old Groans and New Songs Being Meditations on the Book of Ecclesiastes He met every objection by citations from Job, Genesis, Ezekiel, Ecclesiastes and the New Testament, and wound up with an anathema upon any or all who doubted or questioned in this matter of astronomy. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 12 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Scientists The feeling was high-flown and exaggerated no doubt, but one hardly expects to find all the cool wisdom of Ecclesiastes in a brain of seventeen. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 22. July, 1878. Job has the same gloomy strain running through his writings, and Ecclesiastes gives a most morbid and gloomy view of death. The Human Side of Animals The author of the Book of Ecclesiastes, however, bluntly declares that "all have one breath, and all go to one place, so that a man hath no pre eminence above a beast." The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life Ecclesiastes everywhere confesses the strict limitation of his knowledge to the present scene. Old Groans and New Songs Being Meditations on the Book of Ecclesiastes The "Vanity" of which he speaks is not that universal emptiness alluded to by the surfeited author of Ecclesiastes, nor has it even the ordinary signification of personal conceit. History of English Humour, Vol. 2 And even the Book of Ecclesiastes, while it contains many things of a strange, a dark, and a doubtful character, has many oracles of wisdom and piety. Modern Skepticism: A Journey Through the Land of Doubt and Back Again A Life Story The book of Ecclesiastes teaches that man dies like a dog. Our Unitarian Gospel Homer and Ecclesiastes are one in love of the sunlit sky: "Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun." Nature Mysticism In this way Ecclesiastes would evidently direct our most earnest attention to what follows: "the conclusion of the whole matter." Old Groans and New Songs Being Meditations on the Book of Ecclesiastes This description seems to be that alluded to in the Book of Ecclesiastes, "I said of laughter, it is mad, and of mirth, what good doeth it?" History of English Humour, Vol. 1 With an Introduction upon Ancient Humour The Book of Ecclesiastes was ascribed by some to Solomon, by others to a writer of a later age. Modern Skepticism: A Journey Through the Land of Doubt and Back Again A Life Story Solomon.—Considered by Pascal as the author of Ecclesiastes. Pascal's Pensées Read Ecclesiastes 11, for a taste of another "wisdom" book. Hebrew Life and Times Let this leave-taking not be with the groans of Ecclesiastes' helplessness in our ears. Old Groans and New Songs Being Meditations on the Book of Ecclesiastes It is the book of Ecclesiastes over again, written in a minor key, with a little harmless gossip added for filling. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 04 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Painters To-day, ever since he had heard of his good fortune, his mind had dwelt upon certain verses of Ecclesiastes. The Portion of Labor There is nothing new under the sun, says Ecclesiastes. Visionaries In some books, again, like that of Ecclesiastes, the transitions are rapid, and often difficult to explain. Companion to the Bible For to what other thing tend the words of Ecclesiastes that I rehearsed to you now, that it is better to be in the house of heaviness than to be at a feast? Dialogue of Comfort Against Tribulation With Modifications To Obsolete Language By Monica Stevens Almost the whole of Proverbs and Ecclesiastes were contributed, in the merest fragments, in this way. The Eclipse of Faith Or, A Visit To A Religious Sceptic "The race is not to the swift."—Ecclesiastes ix. Amusements in Mathematics Jastrow contrasts the Babylonian poem with the following quotation from Ecclesiastes:-- Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart.... Myths of Babylonia and Assyria In any natural classification of the books of the Old Testament, those of Ecclesiastes and Canticles will fall into the division which contains the books of Job, Psalms, and Proverbs. Companion to the Bible This is the spirit which pervades the whole of the Ecclesiastes. Sermons Preached at Brighton Third Series "Wisdom," said Ecclesiastes, "is profitable to direct;" and Wisdom would have suggested that it was advisable to consult Jewish opinion before the formation of a Jewish Regiment was proclaimed to the world. Prime Ministers and Some Others A Book of Reminiscences Ecclesiastes is by no means on the same level with Isaiah, nor Proverbs with the Sermon on the Mount. Some Christian Convictions A Practical Restatement in Terms of Present-Day Thinking Ecclesiastes and Jonah did not appeal to him as very full of Christ. Luther Examined and Reexamined A Review of Catholic Criticism and a Plea for Revaluation Whether we adopt this view, or that above given, the canonical authority of the book of Ecclesiastes remains as a well-established fact. Companion to the Bible In its structure, or rather want of structure, and in some of its suggestions, it reminds one of the Book of Ecclesiastes. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 72, October, 1863 The contact with the outside world makes possible a phase of literature such as that to which the books of Job and Ecclesiastes belong. An Outline of the History of Christian Thought Since Kant In the time of Jesus the Old Testament, as we know it, was practically complete, although there still lingered some discussion whether Esther, Ecclesiastes and the Song of Songs were sacred books. Some Christian Convictions A Practical Restatement in Terms of Present-Day Thinking The sum of this is set down in Ecclesiastes chap. Machiavelli, Volume I The book of Ecclesiastes has for its theme the vanity of this world, considered as a satisfying portion of the soul; and this it discusses in a poetic form. Companion to the Bible The prevailing tone of Ecclesiastes is skepticism, that of the "Thoughts" is faith. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 72, October, 1863 His essay entitled "A Little Sermon on Failures" might be read with profit in many a pulpit, and "Vanity of Vanities" would serve as an admirable discourse on Ecclesiastes. Side Lights In the Bible there is, possibly, one book which is pessimistic in tone, Ecclesiastes. The Religions of Japan From the Dawn of History to the Era of Méiji But his Genius directed him most to divine subjects, writing a Paraphrase on the Book of Job, Psalms, Ecclesiastes, Canticles, &c. as also a divine Tragedy on Christs Passion. The Lives of the Most Famous English Poets (1687) "Ecclesiastes and Certain Psalms by by Henry Earl of Surrey," which are "from ancient MSS. never before imprinted," close at p. Notes and Queries, Number 29, May 18, 1850 It was this last period in the life of Solomon which the writer of Ecclesiastes took as the scene and subject of his story. Ten Great Religions An Essay in Comparative Theology Whosoever repeats the "Vanity of vanities" of Ecclesiastes or the lamentations of Job, even though without changing a letter, having first experienced them in his soul, performs a work of admonition. Tragic Sense Of Life The book of Wisdom, Ecclesiastes, the Prophets, and Job, were translated in Servia in the thirteenth or fourteenth century; the Pentateuch in Russia or Poland A.D. Historical View of the Languages and Literature of the Slavic Nations It is the divine asseveration of the wisest of men, Ecclesiastes vii. St George's Cross It does not matter that in a later chapter of the book it is Rasselas which is put with Ecclesiastes, and, after Rasselas, The Vanity of Human Wishes. The Art of Letters And Ecclesiastes represents the darkened and gloomy scepticism of his old age, when he sank as low down as he had before gone up. Ten Great Religions An Essay in Comparative Theology Jesus, the Son of Sirak, is not, however, the authority for this proverb; it occurs in the 9th chapter of Ecclesiastes and 4th verse. Notes and Queries, Number 25, April 20, 1850 He also paraphrased part of Ecclesiastes and a few of the Psalms. A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature So that to this apply those words of Ecclesiastes: "I beheld all the Work of God, that a Man cannot find out the Work that is done under the Sun." The Banquet (Il Convito) The poem is, indeed, an Ecclesiastes of pagan religion. Robert Browning The Book of Ecclesiastes teaches a great truth in an unexampled strain of pathetic eloquence. Ten Great Religions An Essay in Comparative Theology But with his ambition went the mood of Ecclesiastes, which reminded him of the vanity of ambition. Old and New Masters Hagiographa, the third division of the Jewish canon of scripture, which included the books of Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Canticles, Ruth, Lamentations, Esther, Daniel, Chronicles, Ezra, and Nehemiah. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge Truly for such Solomon says in Ecclesiastes: "There is a sore evil that I have seen under the Sun; namely, riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt." The Banquet (Il Convito) At the time the book of Ecclesiastes was written, the belief in any life after death was little known in Israel. The Right and Wrong Uses of the Bible But of these Ecclesiastes was probably written afterward, and though the Song of Songs may have been written by Solomon, it was probably the work of another, living at or near his time. Ten Great Religions An Essay in Comparative Theology Ecclesiastes also seemed to me a meagre and shallow production. Phases of Faith Passages from the History of My Creed The author of the original book of Ecclesiastes is the spokesman of that class in Judaism who were oppressed and crushed by this dreary outlook. The Makers and Teachers of Judaism And therefore Solomon says in Ecclesiastes: "There is a time to speak, and a time to be silent." The Banquet (Il Convito) The third class of books in the Old Testament Canon, known by the Jews as the Writings, belong to this period; Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Esther, Jonah, Daniel, etc. The Right and Wrong Uses of the Bible He might have used the language of the Book of Ecclesiastes, and cried, "Vanity of vanities! all is vanity!" Ten Great Religions An Essay in Comparative Theology His father, to comfort him, read him a commentary on Ecclesiastes, of his own composition; it was thrown away upon Scythrop, who retired to his tower as dismal and disconsolate as before. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 07 — Fiction Compared with many other Old Testament books, the religious value of Ecclesiastes is slight indeed. The Makers and Teachers of Judaism In the book of Ecclesiastes, from which the above sentence is taken, are many sentiments not in accordance with the religion of Christ. Thoughts on Man, His Nature, Productions and Discoveries Interspersed with Some Particulars Respecting the Author The comparison of the earlier prophetic writings with the exilic prophecies, and with the later writings, such as Jonah, Ecclesiastes, &c., will illustrate this change. The Right and Wrong Uses of the Bible It is true that three books in the Old Testament bear his name,—Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and the Song of Songs. Ten Great Religions An Essay in Comparative Theology Or who would expect from Lucretius# a sentence of Ecclesiastes? Religio Medici, Hydriotaphia, and the Letter to a Friend Very different is the spirit and purpose of the book of Ecclesiastes. The Makers and Teachers of Judaism I had received a surfeit of the Camillean style of literature in my youth before I learned with Ecclesiastes the Preacher—or even with Parkhurst—that "all is vanity." Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 01 To prove that the earth stands still, he quotes a passage from Ecclesiastes, "The earth standeth fast forever." History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom Better than anything in Proverbs are some of the noble sentiments breaking out in Ecclesiastes, especially at the end of the book. Ten Great Religions An Essay in Comparative Theology Very well." said Oak, firmly, with the bearing of one who was going to give " his days and nights to Ecclesiastes for ever. Far from the Madding Crowd Furthermore, the quotations in the writings of Ben Sira from Ecclesiastes in its original form imply that he wrote during the latter part of the Greek period. The Makers and Teachers of Judaism "Very well," said Oak, firmly, with the bearing of one who was going to give his days and nights to Ecclesiastes for ever. Far from the Madding Crowd Ecclesiastes or The Preacher 1:1 The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem. The Bible, Old and New Testaments, King James Version The Book of Ecclesiastes is a wonderful description of a doubt so deep, a despair so black, that nothing in all literature can be compared to it. Ten Great Religions An Essay in Comparative Theology His father, to comfort him, read him a Commentary on Ecclesiastes, which he had himself composed, and which demonstrated incontrovertibly that all is vanity. Nightmare Abbey Discussions regarding the value of such books as Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon, and Esther continued until nearly the close of the first Christian century, when at last the canon of the Old Testament was completed. The Makers and Teachers of Judaism Solomon is supposed to have written his Song when he was young, Proverbs in middle life, and Ecclesiastes when he was old. The Woman's Bible My eye fell on this passage in Ecclesiastes, chapter ix: I pondered all these things in my heart, and I sought diligently for wisdom. The Confession of a Child of the Century Never has the saying of Ecclesiastes been more exactly verified: "Vanity of vanities; all is vanity!" The Court of the Empress Josephine One more quotation from the book of Ecclesiastes, setting forth both the necessity we are under to imagine, and the comfort that our imagining cannot outstrip God's making. A Dish of Orts : Chiefly Papers on the Imagination, and on Shakespeare His rejection of the teachings of the book of Ecclesiastes, his wide learning and his conception of immortality indicate that he lived some time after the beginning of the Maccabean struggle. The Makers and Teachers of Judaism The proper place for this book is before either Proverbs or Ecclesiastes, as it was written in Solomon's youth, and is a more pardonable outburst for his early days than for his declining years. The Woman's Bible His disciple Possidius, the Bishop of Guelma, who was with him in these sad days, naively applied to him the saying out of Ecclesiastes: "In much wisdom is much grief." Saint Augustin The allegory Tennyson explains in the dedicatory verses, but the framework of the poem was evidently suggested by 'Ecclesiastes' ii. 1-17. The Early Poems of Alfred Lord Tennyson The truths that they read there, as their eyes were divinely opened to see it, are recorded in the wisdom books of the Old Testament,—Proverbs, Job, The Song of Songs, and Ecclesiastes. The Origin and Permanent Value of the Old Testament The note of doubt in the opening section of 30 is closely akin to that which recurs in the book of Ecclesiastes. The Makers and Teachers of Judaism They admitted Proverbs, the Song of Songs, and Ecclesiastes into the Old Testament canon. Pirke Avot Sayings of the Jewish Fathers Most of the extracts are from Latin and Greek authors, but not a few are from the Books of Ecclesiastes and Ecclesiasticus and the Epistles of St. Paul. Two Summers in Guyenne In 'The Palace of Art' we have the quintessence of 'The Book of Ecclesiastes' and much more besides. The Early Poems of Alfred Lord Tennyson Their quest for the answer to the eternal question, Why? is recorded in the books of Job and Ecclesiastes. The Origin and Permanent Value of the Old Testament The author of Ecclesiastes understood these matters better in that last pathetic chapter of his, blunderingly translated as it apparently is. Among My Books Second Series The books of Proverbs and Ecclesiastes contain treatises on moral philosophy, or rather, are didactic poems. Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities Except for Ecclesiastes and one or two of the shorter books, it impresses me as repulsively cruel and antipathetic. Youth and Egolatry I would say, as even that cynical, bitter Ecclesiastes says, 'Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth.' Expositions of Holy Scripture Isaiah and Jeremiah Later they developed the simple gnomic essay into a philosophical drama, of which Job is the classic example, or into a homily, like Ecclesiastes. The Origin and Permanent Value of the Old Testament Ecclesiastes, speaking in Solomon's name, reckons it a great evil that he must leave his labour to his successor; 'and who knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a fool?' Expositions of Holy Scripture Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, and First Book of Samuel, Second Samuel, First Kings, and Second Kings chapters I to VII Our thoughts, even the thoughts of the least enlightened amongst us, go wandering through eternity; and as the writer of the Book of Ecclesiastes says:—'He hath set eternity in men's hearts.' Expositions of Holy Scripture Psalms The writer of the Book of Ecclesiastes was no weak-minded, superstitious fanatic. Expositions of Holy Scripture Second Kings Chapters VIII to End and Chronicles, Ezra, and Nehemiah. Esther, Job, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes It breathes in the poems of Hafiz, in the philosophy of Parmenides, Plato, and the Stoics, in the profound wisdom of Ecclesiastes, in mediaeval mysticism, and the faith of the early Christian Church. Wagner's "Tristan und Isolde"; an essay on the Wagnerian drama From the Mishna we learn that the school of Shammai accepted Ecclesiastes, while that of Hillel rejected it. The Origin and Permanent Value of the Old Testament The Book of Ecclesiastes, if of his composition, would somewhat lighten the darkness of such an end; but his authorship of it is now all but universally given up. Expositions of Holy Scripture Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, and First Book of Samuel, Second Samuel, First Kings, and Second Kings chapters I to VII Our Psalmist reaches a solution, not exactly by the same path by which the writers of the Books of Job and Ecclesiastes find an answer to the problem. Expositions of Holy Scripture Psalms The doctrine of immortality does not seem to be stated in this Book of Ecclesiastes, except in one or two very doubtful expressions. Expositions of Holy Scripture Second Kings Chapters VIII to End and Chronicles, Ezra, and Nehemiah. Esther, Job, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes He was so much depressed he thought of committing suicide, and then his eye fell on that verse in Ecclesiastes, "A living dog is better than a dead lion." The One Great Reality Even later the canonicity of Ecclesiastes, the Song of Songs, and Esther was sometimes questioned; most of them were regarded as authoritative as early as 100 B.C. The Origin and Permanent Value of the Old Testament Then, the old age of Ecclesiastes is contrasted strikingly with the youth of Solomon—the king disillusioned, skeptical, convinced of the vanity of love, beauty, and knowledge. The Renascence of Hebrew Literature (1743-1885) Ecclesiastes 7:3 Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better. The Little Daisy Girl and Other Poems This Book of Ecclesiastes is the record of a quest after the chief good. Expositions of Holy Scripture Second Kings Chapters VIII to End and Chronicles, Ezra, and Nehemiah. Esther, Job, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes The words of Seneca are like those described in Ecclesiastes, "they are as goads or as nails driven in." The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius Three or four, however, tested by the ultimate principles of canonicity, are equal, if not superior, to certain books like Chronicles, Esther, and Ecclesiastes. The Origin and Permanent Value of the Old Testament It affected him as if it had been written by some greatly wise and worldly-experienced man, like the writer of Ecclesiastes; for it was full of truth. Septimius Felton, or, the Elixir of Life If we take these two books of Proverbs and Ecclesiastes into account, as popularly attributed to him, they suggest points of comparison and contrast with Jesus as a teacher, which we may briefly point out. Expositions of Holy Scripture : St. Matthew Chaps. IX to XXVIII The sensuous indulgence which Ecclesiastes preaches in its earlier portions will never lead to such an end. Expositions of Holy Scripture Second Kings Chapters VIII to End and Chronicles, Ezra, and Nehemiah. Esther, Job, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes Warner remarks that a sentiment not unlike this is found in Scripture, Ecclesiastes, x. The Captiva and the Mostellaria It is hard to believe that Ecclesiastes was not affected by the Greek philosophical influences of the time. Introduction to the Old Testament The writer of Ecclesiastes followed the statement just now quoted as to the survival of the past, with another, which is impressive in its very vagueness: 'God seeketh again that which is passed away.' Expositions of Holy Scripture Solomon was traditionally regarded as the author of much of the Book of Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes was written as by him. Expositions of Holy Scripture : St. Matthew Chaps. IX to XXVIII This strange, and in some places perplexing Book of Ecclesiastes, is intended to be the picture of a man fighting his way through perplexities and half-truths to a clear conviction in which he can rest. Expositions of Holy Scripture Second Kings Chapters VIII to End and Chronicles, Ezra, and Nehemiah. Esther, Job, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes There are references to the "bible," "holy scripture," "Ecclesiastes," and "Canticles." Game and Playe of the Chesse A Verbatim Reprint of the First Edition, 1474 Ecclesiastes is undoubtedly one of the latest books in the Old Testament. Introduction to the Old Testament The Book of Ecclesiastes describes death as the 'return of the spirit to God who gave it.' Expositions of Holy Scripture As for Ecclesiastes, though not his, it represents not untruly the tone which we may suppose to have characterised his later days in its dwelling on the vanity of life. Expositions of Holy Scripture : St. Matthew Chaps. IX to XXVIII But Ecclesiastes is made out to be a 'sceptical book' by expelling these from the text, and then the character thus established is taken to prove that they are not genuine. Expositions of Holy Scripture Second Kings Chapters VIII to End and Chronicles, Ezra, and Nehemiah. Esther, Job, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes And one great Sunday, he chose a chapter from Ecclesiastes, the one that begins sonorously: "Remember now thy creator in the days of thy youth." Adventures in Contentment Unlike Ecclesiastes in practically everything else, Job is like it in being a sustained and fearless challenge of the phenomena of the moral world. Introduction to the Old Testament Paraphrase on the Divine Poems, viz. on the Psalms of David, on Ecclesiastes, and on the Song of Solomon, London, 1637. The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753) Volume I. There is as much difference in tone and spirit between it and "Adam Bede," as between "Proverbs" and "Ecclesiastes;" as between "Sartor Resartus" and the "Latter-Day Pamphlets." Beacon Lights of History, Volume 07 Great Women This Book of Ecclesiastes is rather meant to enforce the truth of the weariness and emptiness of a godless life, than of the blessedness of a godly one. Expositions of Holy Scripture Second Kings Chapters VIII to End and Chronicles, Ezra, and Nehemiah. Esther, Job, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes What a precious legacy to the mind of the world was the book of "Ecclesiastes," yet by what bitter experiences was its wisdom earned! Beacon Lights of History, Volume 03 Ancient Achievements Almost every commentator laments the impossibility of presenting a continuous and systematic exposition of the argument in Ecclesiastes, or Qoheleth, as the book is called in the Hebrew Bible. Introduction to the Old Testament The fundamental truth to be deduced from the book of Ecclesiastes is that whatsoever is born of vanity must end in vanity. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 02 Jewish Heroes and Prophets The writer of Ecclesiastes tells us that he gave his heart to know madness and folly; and that it was all vanity and vexation of spirit. Joy & Power Yes, and for that very reason, as this Book of Ecclesiastes says in another verse, 'Because to every purpose there is time and judgment, therefore the misery of man is great upon him.' Expositions of Holy Scripture Second Kings Chapters VIII to End and Chronicles, Ezra, and Nehemiah. Esther, Job, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes He made the book of the parables containing thirty-one chapters, the book of the Canticles, the book of Ecclesiastes, containing twelve chapters, and the book of Sapience containing nineteen chapters. Bible Stories and Religious Classics The Greek-speaking Jews, translating about or before the time at which Ecclesiastes was written, altered the simple phrase in Exodus xxiv. Introduction to the Old Testament The Ecclesiastes contrasted with the Proverbs is discouraging and sad, although there is great seriousness and even loftiness in many of its sayings. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 02 Jewish Heroes and Prophets It was Job's—it was that of Ecclesiastes. The Persian Literature, Comprising The Shah Nameh, The Rubaiyat, The Divan, and The Gulistan, Volume 1 On the surface this seems to be merely a piece of homely, practical sagacity, conjoined with one of the bitter things which Ecclesiastes is fond of saying about those whom he calls 'fools.' Expositions of Holy Scripture Second Kings Chapters VIII to End and Chronicles, Ezra, and Nehemiah. Esther, Job, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes In other words, he is a bland optimist, and has nothing but vials of contempt to pour upon the pessimists, from Ecclesiastes down to Carlyle. The Faith of the Millions (2nd series) But it is a valuable monument of the Judaism of the third century B.C., and we learn from it to appreciate the daring independence of such books as Job and Ecclesiastes. Introduction to the Old Testament There are some passages in the Book of Ecclesiastes which lead us to suppose that before he died he came to himself, and was a preacher of righteousness. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 02 Jewish Heroes and Prophets The Ecclesiastes of Persia, he was weighed down by the great questions of life and death and morality, as was he whom people so wrongly call "the great sceptic of the Bible." The Persian Literature, Comprising The Shah Nameh, The Rubaiyat, The Divan, and The Gulistan, Volume 1 But the futility is only apparent, and the changes are not meant to occasion 'man's misery' to be 'great upon him,' as Ecclesiastes says they do. Expositions of Holy Scripture Second Kings Chapters VIII to End and Chronicles, Ezra, and Nehemiah. Esther, Job, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes Doubts about some of the others were of a more serious nature--about Ecclesiastes, the Canticles, Esther, and the Proverbs. Who Wrote the Bible? : a Book for the People The Writings designate all the rest of the books, usually in the following order—Psalms, Proverbs, Job, Song of Songs, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, Esther, Daniel, Ezra-Nehemiah, Chronicles. Introduction to the Old Testament And if in some cases they are apparently contradictory, like the Proverbs and Ecclesiastes, they are equally striking and convincing, and are not more inconsistent than the man himself. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 02 Jewish Heroes and Prophets Are there not a hundred sayings in Ecclesiastes and Menander, in Horace and Molière, as apt to-day as though fresh from the typewriter? Without Prejudice Well, then, you and I know a good deal more about God than the writer of the Book of Ecclesiastes did—both about what He is and how to remember Him. Expositions of Holy Scripture Second Kings Chapters VIII to End and Chronicles, Ezra, and Nehemiah. Esther, Job, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes Ecclesiastes is the Greek name of the book in the Septuagint; we have simply copied the Greek word in English letters. Who Wrote the Bible? : a Book for the People Thus we are led to suspect a relatively late origin for the Song and Ecclesiastes, and Chronicles, being late, will not be so important a historical authority as Kings. Introduction to the Old Testament Unless the book of Ecclesiastes is to be interpreted as ironical, nothing can be more dreary than many of its declarations. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 02 Jewish Heroes and Prophets Ecclesiastes contains some fine things but is strongly tinged with pessimism, cynicism and affectation. The Note-Books of Samuel Butler But it is now acknowledged that David wrote few, if any, of the Psalms, and that Solomon wrote neither Ecclesiastes nor the Song of Songs, though some of the Proverbs may be his. God and my Neighbour Ecclesiastes was undoubtedly written long after the Exile, yet it purports to have been composed by King Solomon. Who Wrote the Bible? : a Book for the People We are thus perfectly free to suppose that the original text of Ecclesiastes, which must have given great offence to the stricter Jews of the second century B.C., was worked over in the same way. Introduction to the Old Testament Then read Ecclesiastes 7:29, and compare it with Romans 5:16; Ephesians 2:1-3. Works of John Bunyan — Volume 03 Thus it is also to be taken in Judges 7:3; Ecclesiastes 2:1; Isaiah 5:5; James 5:1, &c. Works of John Bunyan — Volume 02 The motto that Artsybashev has placed at the beginning of the novel is taken from Ecclesiastes vii. Essays on Russian Novelists Ecclesiastes is not in poetical form, but it is a prose poem; the movement of the language is often lyrical, and the thought is all expressed in poetic phrases. Who Wrote the Bible? : a Book for the People The value of Ecclesiastes is negative rather than positive. Introduction to the Old Testament If thou wouldst know whether man was made by God corrupt or upright, read Ecclesiastes 7:29; Genesis 1:10, 18, 25, 31. Works of John Bunyan — Volume 03 The age in question saw the rise of the so-called "Wisdom," of which we possess examples in the Book of Job, in the Proverbs of Solomon and of the Son of Sirach, and in Ecclesiastes. Prolegomena Into a Slough of Despond, such as Solomon experienced when he wrote his famous "Ecclesiastes," Aubrey sank unconsciously, and,—to do him justice,—most unwillingly. The Master-Christian The poetical books of the Old Testament now invite our attention,--"The Lamentations," "Proverbs," "Ecclesiastes," "The Song of Solomon," "Job," and "The Psalms." Who Wrote the Bible? : a Book for the People His text was selected from the first and last chapters of Ecclesiastes, and consisted of these verses: "For in much wisdom is much grief; and he that increaseth knowledge, increaseth sorrow." Beulah He who remembers these things, says Ecclesiastes, shall not sin for ever. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man In Ecclesiastes religion abandons the theocratic ground altogether, and becomes a kind of philosophy in which there is room even for doubt and unbelief. Prolegomena He believed with Ecclesiastes the preacher, that "they are more bitter than death... and whoso pleaseth God shall escape from them." A Woodland Queen — Complete Esther, Ecclesiastes, and Solomon's Song were regarded by some of the Palestinian Jews as sacred books, but their right to this distinction was hotly disputed by others. Who Wrote the Bible? : a Book for the People He believed with Ecclesiastes the preacher, that "they are more bitter than death . . . and whoso pleaseth God shall escape from them." A Woodland Queen — Volume 2 The book of Ecclesiastes, or the Preacher, is also ascribed to Solomon, and that with much reason, if not with truth. Writings of Thomas Paine — Volume 4 (1794-1796): the Age of Reason His publisher had exclaimed with energy, as Borrow himself would relate, "I want to meet with good writers, but there are none to be had: I want a man who can write like Ecclesiastes." The Life of George Borrow The Books of Ecclesiastes and the Canticles have nothing that was not Solomons, except it be the Titles, or Inscriptions. Leviathan Here it was decided, not unanimously, however, but by a majority of Hillelites, that Ecclesiastes and the Song of Songs 'pollute the hands,' i. e., belong properly to the Hagiographa. Who Wrote the Bible? : a Book for the People And so, with a whole book of Ecclesiastes written on that mighty heart, the old lioness coils herself up in her lair, refuses food, and dies. Sir Walter Raleigh and His Time This is the more probable, because he says, or somebody for him, Ecclesiastes ii. Writings of Thomas Paine — Volume 4 (1794-1796): the Age of Reason Especially he is deserving of praise for his efforts to have Hebrew literature put into writing, for it was Hezekiah who had copies made of the books of Isaiah, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs, and Proverbs. The Legends of the Jews — Volume 4 But why should I go on preaching to you out of Ecclesiastes? Life and Letters of Lord Macaulay Volume 1 When it says that "all the books of the Scripture are equally inspired; all alike are infallible in what they teach," it puts the Gospels on the same level with Deuteronomy and Ecclesiastes and Esther. Who Wrote the Bible? : a Book for the People Thus to that question asked 6,000 years ago in the Book of Ecclesiastes—"Who can fathom the soundless depths?"—two men out of all humanity have now earned the right to reply. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea "Oh, if you're going to quote Ecclesiastes, I shall go!" said Rose, pouting. We Two, a novel Most people would consider that the least satisfactory part of the work is the second section, running from I Chronicles to Ecclesiastes. Study of the King James Bible These they called their "long homes," and you will find the word used in the same sense in Ecclesiastes xii., Historic Girls A new book of Ecclesiastes, crying, “Vanity of vanity, all is vanity;” the “conclusion of the whole matter” being left out, and the new Ecclesiastes rendered thereby diabolic, instead of like that old one, divine. The Ancien Regime I wondered what Wolf Larsen could get from it, and he read aloud to me from Ecclesiastes. The Sea Wolf He was a specialist in pessimism; had made a translation of Ecclesiastes of which eight copies a year were sold; and followed up the pessimism of Shakespear and Swift with keen interest. Dark Lady of the Sonnets "A time is given in Ecclesiastes For divers works," I told him. The Three Taverns |
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