 | Samuel Richard Bosanquet - Charities - 1841 - 440 pages
...Give a portion to seven, and also to eight ; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth. " He 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 thine hand; for thou knowest not whether... | |
 | Francis Close - Sermons, English - 1842 - 254 pages
...prepare for his coming ; but you may be so occupied with it, as to neglect your present duties : " He that observeth the wind shall not sow ; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap." (Eccles. xi. 4.) Blessed are they who wait in faith, in prayer, and in diligent, self-denying devotedness... | |
 | Charles Girdlestone - 1842 - 696 pages
...withhold our bounty until quite sure that it will not be misplaced, we may profitably remark, that " he that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap." Such hesitation would prevent our enjoying the fruits of the earth. We cannot be sure of weather beforehand.... | |
 | 1842 - 488 pages
...same advice is beautifully paraphrased and amplified in the 4th and 6th verses of the same chapter. " He that observeth the wind shall not sow ; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap." The man who scrupulously waits for the weather that seems to suit the labours of seed time or harvest... | |
 | New York State Agricultural Society - Agriculture - 1858 - 872 pages
...most intimately founded upon wellconsidered observation. Ages ago, the wise man significantly said : " He that observeth the wind shall not sow ; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap ! " It is of vital importance to the farmer to be able, in all his operations, to discriminate between... | |
 | George Paxton - Bible - 1842 - 586 pages
...in other countries, in expectation of rain ; a circumstance to which Solomon seems to refer : — ' He that observeth the wind shall not sow, and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.'t If they never sowed in the East but when the soil was moistened with rain, they could have... | |
 | Clergy - 1843 - 596 pages
...of the Education Society, before which the Rev. Mr. Jackson, of Walpole, preached from Eccl. 11:4, "He that observeth the wind shall not sow, and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap." As much as to say, " He that is deterred by trifles will never accomplish any thing valuable." —... | |
 | C. Webster - Regeneration (Theology) - 1843 - 258 pages
...of God from being a rule of duty to us, that God has prohibited us from regarding it in this light. "He 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 thine hand; for thou knowest not whether... | |
 | Thomas Cogswell Upham - Christian life - 1843 - 470 pages
...must endeavor to gain a higher position, and to stand in nearer proximity to the Primitive Agency. " He that observeth the wind, shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds, shall not reap." God works in connection with second causes; but not in dependence on them. They are his servants, and... | |
 | John Henry Newman - Belief and doubt - 1843 - 372 pages
...in the evening withhold not our hand, for we know not whether shall prosper, either this or that. " He that observeth the wind shall not sow, and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap." He that fails nine times and succeeds the tenth, is a more honourable man than he who hides his talent... | |
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He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap. 
