Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Instruction » From nature
Then again, I, considered all the oppressive deeds which were done under the sun, - and lo! the tears of the oppressed, and they have no comforter, and, on the side of their oppressing, is power, and they have no comforter.
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By the field of the sluggard, I passed, and by the vineyard of a man lacking sense; And lo! there had come up all over it - thorns, there had covered the face thereof - thistles, and, the stone fence thereof, had been thrown down. So I observed it, for myself, I applied my heart, I looked - I accepted correction: read more.
A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest:
A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest:
And I gave my heart to seek and to search out, wisely, concerning all things which are done under the heavens, - the same, is the vexatious employment God hath given to the sons of men, to work toilsomely therein, I saw all the works which were done under the sun, - and lo! all, was vanity, and a feeding on wind. That which is crooked, cannot be straight, - and, that which is wanting, cannot be reckoned. read more.
Spake, I, in my heart, saying, As for me, lo! I have become great, and have gathered wisdom, beyond any one who hath been before me over Jerusalem, - and, my heart, hath seen much wisdom and knowledge: yea I have given my heart, to know wisdom, and to know madness, and folly, - I know that, even this, is a feeding on wind. For, in much wisdom, is much vexation, - and, he that increaseth knowledge, increaseth pain.
Spake, I, in my heart, saying, As for me, lo! I have become great, and have gathered wisdom, beyond any one who hath been before me over Jerusalem, - and, my heart, hath seen much wisdom and knowledge: yea I have given my heart, to know wisdom, and to know madness, and folly, - I know that, even this, is a feeding on wind. For, in much wisdom, is much vexation, - and, he that increaseth knowledge, increaseth pain.
For this cause, I say unto you: Be not anxious for your life, what ye shall eat or what ye shall drink, - or for your body, what ye shall put on: Is not, the life, more than, the food? And, the body, than, the raiment? Observe intently, the birds of the heaven, - that they neither sow, nor reap, nor gather into barns, and yet, your heavenly Father, feedeth, them: Are no, ye, much better than, they? But who from among you, being anxious, can add to his stature one cubit? read more.
And, about clothing, why are ye anxious? Consider well the lilies of the field, how they grow, - they toil not neither do they spin; And yet, I say unto you, not even Solomon, in all his glory, was arrayed like, one of these! Now, if the grass of the field - which to-day, is, and, to-morrow, into an oven, is cast - God thus adorneth, not much rather, you, little of faith?
And, about clothing, why are ye anxious? Consider well the lilies of the field, how they grow, - they toil not neither do they spin; And yet, I say unto you, not even Solomon, in all his glory, was arrayed like, one of these! Now, if the grass of the field - which to-day, is, and, to-morrow, into an oven, is cast - God thus adorneth, not much rather, you, little of faith?
Knowledge » May become a hinderance instead of a help to men » Adds to the burden of life
For, in much wisdom, is much vexation, - and, he that increaseth knowledge, increaseth pain.
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Knowledge » Danger of » Adds to the burden of life
For, in much wisdom, is much vexation, - and, he that increaseth knowledge, increaseth pain.
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Knowledge » Those that increase knowledge
For, in much wisdom, is much vexation, - and, he that increaseth knowledge, increaseth pain.
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Sorrow » Who increases sorrow
For, in much wisdom, is much vexation, - and, he that increaseth knowledge, increaseth pain.
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Wisdom » What accompanies wisdom
I, wisdom, inhabit shrewdness, - and, the knowledge of sagacious things, I gain.
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For, in much wisdom, is much vexation, - and, he that increaseth knowledge, increaseth pain.
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