 | George Holden - 1822 - 316 pagine
...van der Palm, Syriac, Walther, (Ellips. Heb. p. 142, ed. Schulz,) and some in Poli Synop., namely, " there is nothing better for a man than that he should eat," &c.; or, " there is nothing good for a man except to eat," &c. ; but this produces a sense contrary... | |
 | Charles Bradley - 1823 - 410 pagine
...it is spoken, want its admirers ; it will have the applause of numbers, whose opinion it is, that ' there is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat, and drink, and enjoy himself, all the days of his life, which God giveth him under the sun.' 19. 'He shall go to the... | |
 | Robert Robinson - 1824 - 450 pagine
...feareth an oath." " A man hath no pre-eminence above a beast ; as the one dicth, so dieth the other." There is " nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink, and delight his senses." Suppose the whole book of Scripture to consist of such principles, and to contain... | |
 | J Dennis Furley - 1824 - 188 pagine
...sorrows, and his travail grief ; yea, Ids heart taketh not rest in the night. This is also vanity. » [24] There is nothing better for a man than that he should eat and drink, arid that he should make his soul enjoy good in his labour. This alsO I saw, that it was from the hand... | |
 | 1827 - 1446 pagine
...of peace. 9 What profit hath he that worketh in that wherein he lait. 1 1 He hath made every thing for a man, than that he should eat and drink, and that he . _ should make his soul enjoy beautiful in his time : abo he Rood in his labour. This also hath set... | |
 | Jeremy Taylor (bp. of Down and Connor.) - 1828 - 620 pagine
...as knowing the drink, that was poured upon their graves, would be cold and without relish. " Break the beds, drink your wine, crown your heads with roses,...the epigrammatist speaks the sense of their drunken principles'1. Something towards this signification is that of Solomon, "There is nothing better for... | |
 | 1822 - 688 pagine
...he could not tell whether he would be a wise man or a fool. His first conclusion is, " that tin H- is nothing better for a man than that he should eat and drink and enjoy the good of his labour." His opinion is, that as all the future is so uncertain, the Best way... | |
 | Jeremy Taylor - 1831 - 240 pagine
...chalice, as knowing the drink that was poured upon their graves, would be cold and without relish. " Break the beds, drink your wine, crown your heads with roses,...;" so the epigrammatist speaks the sense of their dpunken principles. Something towards this signification is that of Solomon, " There is nothing better... | |
 | 1831 - 930 pagine
...and his travail grief; yea, his heart taketh not rest in the night. This is also vanity. 24 '; Then: labour. A time for all things. This also I saw, that it was from the hand of God. 25 For who can eat,... | |
 | George Horne - 1833 - 438 pagine
...it is spoken, want its admirers : it will have the applause of numbers, whose opinion it is, that " there is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat, and drink, and enjoy himself, all the days of his life which God giveth him under the sun." "19. He shall go to the... | |
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There is nothing better for a man than that he should eat and drink, and make his soul enjoy good in his labour. 
