...apply the words in Eccles. ch. xi. vers. 4. " Qui observat ventos non seminat, &c." He that observeth the wind shall not sow, and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap. BON MOT OF A GAMBLER. An Italian, who was very much addicted to gaming, very poor and very unlucky,...

...south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falletli, there it shall be. 4 He that observeth the wind, shall not sow ; and he that regardeth the clouds, shall not reap. 5 As thou knowest not what is the way of the spirit, HOT how the bones do grow in the womb of her that...

...appearance of affairs, and make ourselves, as many do by their conjectures, fearful. For ' he that obscrveth the wind, shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds, shall not reap'* : But we have learned to cast our bread upon the waters, in hope that we may find it after many days...

...bounty, nor how soon thou shalt be bereaved of an opportunity to give thine own. XI. 4 He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap. XI. 5 As thou knowest not what is the way of the spirit, nor how the bones do grow in the womb of her...

...appearance of affairs, and make ourselves, as many do by their conjectures, fearful. For ' he that observeth the wind, shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds, shall not reap's : But we have learned to cast our bread upon the waters, in hope that we may find it after many...

...once more, .and possibly it may abundantly reward you for all you;, labour. •" IJe that observeth the wind shall not sow ; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap." " In the morning sow thy seed, ,and in the evening withhold not thy hand ; for thou knowest not Whether...

...south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falleth, there it shall be. 4 He that observeth the wind shall not sow ; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap. 5 As thou knowest not what is the way of the spirit, nor how the bones do grow in the womb of her that...

...fruit to the praise and glory of God !' 2. The inclemency of the season. " He that observed! the winds shall not sow, and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap." If the husbandman were to keep the field only in fair weather: if every shower drove him from his work...

...publications as that of our author, I would recommend the following passage: — " He that observeth the wind shall not sow ; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap." (Eccles. xi. 4.) An ingenious man might write a book to destroy not only the reading, but the tillage...

...the present purpose are those words of the wise man in Eccles. xi. 4. l( He that observeth the winds shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap." In this context the wise man is speaking of charity to the poor, and comparing it to sowing seed: and...