 Ye have sown much and bring in little; ye eat, but ye have not enough; ye drink, but ye are not filled with drink ; ye clothe you, but there is none warm ; and he that earneth wages earneth wages to put it into a bag with holes.  Whole Works of the Rev. Mr. John Flavel - Page 398by John Flavel - 1799Full view - About this book
 | Christian life - 1843 - 582 pages
...addressed by the prophet Haggai — " Now, thus saith the Lord of hosts, consider your ways ; ye have sown much and bring in little ; ye eat, but ye have not...but there is none warm ; and he that earneth wages earneth wages to put it into a bag with holes !" Such is an inspired description of the utter folly... | |
 | 1854 - 212 pages
...than thrown away. How truly the words of the Prophet may be applied to such folly, — "Ye have sown much, and bring in little; ye eat, but ye have not...but there is none warm ; and he that earneth wages, earneth wages to put them into a bag with holes." Is it not high time that this unutterable folly should... | |
 | American Sunday-School Union - Bible - 1854 - 292 pages
...little corn, and oil, and wine. And why was this ? God himself told them why. He said, " Ye have sown much, and bring in little ; ye eat, but ye have not...with drink ; ye clothe you, but there is none warm. Why ? Because mine house is waste, and ye run every man to his own house. Therefore the Heaven over... | |
 | Catharine Irene Finch - 1854 - 494 pages
...he says, " and bring in little ; ye eat, but have have not enough ; ye drink, but are not filled ; ye clothe you, but there is none warm ; and he that earneth wages, earneth wages to put it into a bag with holes." (Haggai i. ch.) Urged on by these remonstrances, the... | |
 | Johnny M'Kay (fict.name.) - 1855 - 202 pages
...Irish might have been understood from the emphatic words of the prophet Haggai : — " Ye have sown much, and bring in little ; ye eat, but ye have not...but there is none warm ; and he that earneth wages, earneth wages to put it into a bag with holes/'* yet their resources had been so diminished by that... | |
 | Susanna Corder - 1855 - 746 pages
...me, chap. i. 5, 6, " Now, therefore, thus saith the Lord of Hosts ; consider your ways. Ye have sown much, and bring in little ; ye eat, but ye have not...ye clothe you, but there is none warm ; and he that carneth wages, carneth wages to put them into a bag with holes." Whether they may not be applied to... | |
 | Churches of Christ - 1856 - 640 pages
...this house lie waste 1 Now, therefore, thus saith the Lord of hosts, consider your ways. Ye have sown much, and bring in little — ye eat, but ye have...but there is none warm ; and he that earneth wages, earneth wages to put it into a bag with holes. Thus saith the Lord of hosts, consider your ways. Go... | |
 | Witness Lee - Church renewal - 1980 - 80 pages
...YOUR WAYS The second thing that the prophet Haggai told them was to consider their ways. "Ye have sown much, and bring in little; ye eat, but ye have not...but there is none warm; and he that earneth wages, earneth wages to put it into a bag with holes. Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Consider your ways. Go... | |
 | William Arnot - Religion - 1978 - 588 pages
...read on earth the causes of their failure, but a voice from on high proclaimed it : — " Ye have sown much, and bring in little ; ye eat, but ye have not...but there is none warm ; and he that earneth wages, earneth wages to put it into a bag with holes. Thus saith the Lord of hosts, Consider your ways" (Hag.... | |
 | Michael E. Evans - Finance, Personal - 1988 - 58 pages
...this house lie waste? 5 Now therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts; Consider your ways. 6 Ye have sown much, and bring in little; ye eat, but ye have not...but there is none warm; and he that earneth wages earneth wages to put it into a bag with holes. 7 Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Consider your ways.... | |
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