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" He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap. "
The Two Books of Francis, Lord Verulam: Of the Proficience and Advancement ... - Page 309
by Francis Bacon - 1825 - 402 pages
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Ezra to Malachi

1815 - 614 pages
...fall toward the south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falleth, there it shall be. 4 He that observeth the wind shall not sow ; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap. 5 As thou knowest not what is the way of the spirit, nor how the bones do grow in the womb of her that...
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Sermons, and Other Discourses ...

Samuel Lavington - 1815 - 640 pages
...fruit to the praise and glory of God !' 2. The inclemency of the season. " He that observed! the winds shall not sow, and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap." If the husbandman were to keep the field only in fair weather: if every shower drove him from his work...
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An Answer to the Rev. A. O'Callaghan on the Tendency of Bible Societies as ...

William Russel - 1816 - 122 pages
...and shaken by such publications as that of our author, I would recommend the following passage: — " He that observeth the wind shall not sow ; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap." (Eccles. xi. 4.) An ingenious man might write a book to destroy not only the reading, but the tillage...
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The Works of President Edwards, Volume 5

Jonathan Edwards - 1817 - 554 pages
...the present purpose are those words of the wise man in Eccles. xi. 4. l( He that observeth the winds shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap." In this context the wise man is speaking of charity to the poor, and comparing it to sowing seed: and...
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Ecclesiastical Biography: Or, Lives of Eminent Men, Connected with ..., Volume 6

1818 - 606 pages
...encouragement, and the encouragement of his friends, from that Scripture, Eccl. xi. 4. He that observes the wind shall not sow, and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap. Those that are minded either to do good, or get good, must not be frightened with seeming difficulties...
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The Works of Francis Bacon, Volume 1

Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819 - 648 pages
...For as Solomon saitli, Qui respicit ad ventos non seminat ; et out respicit ad nubes, non inetet : a man must make his opportunity as oft as find it....seemeth to me as a garment of the mind, and to have tjie conditions of a garment. For it ought to be made in fashion ; it ought not to be too curious ;...
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The Investigator (or, Quarterly magazine) [ed. by W.B. Collyer, T ..., Volume 1

William Bengo' Collyer - 1820 - 514 pages
...forsake his sins, to put his trust in God, to do his own part, and to leave the event with God : " He that observeth the wind, shall not sow ; and he that regardeth the clouds, shall not reap." (Eccles. xi. 4.) " Neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth...
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The Christian in Complete Armour: Or, A Treatise on the Saints ..., Volume 2

William Gurnall - 1821 - 512 pages
...just now done, that friend spoken with, or customer waited for ; so that (»s the wise roan saith) " he that observeth the wind shall not sow, and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap." Eccles. xi. 4. so he that will regard what his own sloth, worldly interest, and fleshly part suggests,...
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Letters of the Late John Thorp, of Manchester: A Minister of the Gospel in ...

John Thorp - 1821 - 336 pages
...with thy might." " Cast thy bread upon the waters." Be not discouraged at the appearance of things. " 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...
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The Wesleyan-Methodist Magazine

1865 - 1194 pages
...eiirth." Let Us not be driven from our moorings, or sank into despair, by the storms that shake the earth. "He that observeth the wind shall not sow ; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap." Let us not be too much elated when the light of friendly events beams upon us, so as to dream that...
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