 | Sir Graves Chamney Haughton - 1839 - 298 էջ
...is the sole imperishable possession 19. In the wellknown and melancholy sentence, where it is said, "For in much wisdom is much grief, and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow2"," we must (19) 2o^»fa povtj TeSv KTi;/uaTa>va^avarwv. (^ ECCLES. ch. i. ver. 18. — In the... | |
 | Caroline Wilson - 1839 - 300 էջ
...POSITION OF FEMALES IN THEIR DIFFERENT STATIONS OF LIFE. IT has been said by one reputed wise, that " in much wisdom is much grief; and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow." Solomon knew what he spake of; heavenly wisdom and the knowledge of God were not in his mind when he... | |
 | Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - 1840 - 360 էջ
...experience of wisdom and knowledge. " And I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly; I perceived that this also is vexation of spirit....is much grief : and he that increaseth knowledge, increased! sorrow." — (Eccl. ci) P. 16. I have therefore devoted myself to magic.] — Goethe tells... | |
 | Confidence - 1840 - 272 էջ
...springethout of the wall, and of beasts, and of fowls, and of creeping things, and of fishes ; he will find that this also is vexation of spirit, for in much...and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow, and the sum of the whole matter is vanity of vanities, all is vanity ! It is no contradiction of this... | |
 | 2003 - 322 էջ
...knowledge. Proverbs 10:14. 5 Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth instruction. Proverbs 13:18. 6 In much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow. Ecclesiastes 1:18. (This melancholy view is characteristic of the dominant tone of Ecclesiastes. See... | |
 | Benjamin Katz - 2004 - 354 էջ
...completed" (Ibid, Chapter 1:14-15). "And I gave my heart to know wisdom and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also is vexation of spirit....wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge tncreaseth sorrow"(Ibid, Chapter 1:17-18). Is there any life-meaning to be found in the Preacher's... | |
 | Rick Mofina - 2004 - 356 էջ
...-rh±s One And I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived this is also vexation of spirit. For in much wisdom is much grief:...and he that increaseth knowledge, increaseth sorrow. —Ecclesiastes 1:17,18 Waiting alone at Jake's Bar & Grill in North Beach, Molly Wilson finished her... | |
 | D.V. Rangarajan - 2004 - 172 էջ
...doing one thing a thousand percent better. Excess 1 . Too much is as great danger as too little. 2. For in much wisdom is much grief; and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow. - Bible. Excuse 1 . An excuse is worse and more terrible than a lie, for an excuse is a lie guarded.... | |
 | Stan Smith - 2005 - 292 էջ
...remained a Preacher - the more so if we understand the term as it is used of the author of Ecclesiastes: 'For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.' The Preacher might be speaking of, or indeed for, 'The Shield of Achilles'. The greatness of this poem... | |
 | Allen E. Hye - 2004 - 222 էջ
...others, and as a prophet and a wealthy man, he also experiences the woeful insight of King Solomon: "For in much wisdom is much grief; and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow" (Eccl 1:18). Gideon has another obsession that also has a great bearing on •^ Along with the hook... | |
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And I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also is vexation of spirit. For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow. 
