...[seemed] great unto me. To give one instance of the value of Wisdom, 14 [there was] a little city, and a few men within it; and there came a great king against...and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against 15 it. Now there Avas found in it a poor wise man, and he, by his wisdom, delivered the city ; yet,...

...man, whose merits are lost in his poverty, than that in the words of the wise man : " There was » little city, and few men within it ; and there came...wisdom, delivered the city ; yet no man remembered that same poor man. Then, said I, wisdom is better than strength ; nevertheless, the poor man's wisdom...

...city, with few men in it, besieged by a great and potent king, and in the 15th verse, we read, that there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city. A worthy service indeed, and certainly we may expect that some honourable recompence should follow...

...stone?" Nor are instances wanting of the ancient date of such neglect. "There was," says Solomon, " a little city, and few men within it ; and there came...wisdom, DELIVERED THE CITY ; YET no man remembered THAT SAME POOR MAN." Conduct like this, so preposterous, but yet so common, grins a Satire on the race....

...of eight centuries, to the very scene we have been witnessing : "There was a little city, (says he,) and few men within it ; and there came a great King...wisdom delivered the city ; yet no man remembered that same poor man. " Then, said I, wisdom is better than strength ; wisdom is better than weapons...

...stone?" Nor are instances wanting of the ancient daie of such neglect. " There Was," says Solomon, " a little city, and few men within it ; and there came...and built great bulwarks against it. Now, there was fo'Btod in it A POOR WISE MAN, and "HE, by 'his wisdom, DELIVERED THE eiTV; YET no man remembered THAT...

...in mine eyes Above the price of rubies. — f Let me give *ttn, and it seemed great unto me: f (14) There was a little city, and few me.n within it ;...besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it. [V. 14, 15. Such a passage as this receives a fine illustration from Ihe case of Archimedes, saving...

...et liberavit earn per sapientiam suam ; et nullus deinceps reoordatus est hominis illius pauperis" (There was a little city, and few men within it ;...wisdom delivered the city ; yet no man remembered that same poor man). Here the corruption of states is set forth, that esteem not virtue or merit longer...

...suddenly upon them. 13 This wisdom have I seen also under the sun, and it seemed great unto me : 14 ties testify against us, do thou it for thy name's...backslidings are many ; we have sinned against thee. 8 O the : 15 Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city ; yet no man...

...RESPECTING ECCLES. IX. 13 — 16. This wisdom have I seen also tinder the sun, and it seemed great unto me. There was a little city and few men within it ; and there came «l great king against it and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it. Now there was found...