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An exposition of Solomons book called Ecclesiastes or the preacher. Seen and allowedAn exposition of Salomons booke called Ecclesiastes or the preacher. Seene and allowed
An exposition of Solomons book called Ecclesiastes or the preacher. Seen and allowed.An exposition of Salomons booke called Ecclesiastes or the preacher. Seene and allowed.
London: printed by John Daye, 1573London: printed by Iohn Daye, 1573
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If he beget an hundred children, and yet live many years, and have great riches all the days of his life, & yet his soul is not satisfied with goods, and his body not buried: I say that an untimely fruit is better then he. For he cometh into vanity, and goeth into darkness, and his name shall be covered with darkness.
If he beget an hundreth children, and yet liue many yeares, and haue great riches al the dayes of his life, & yet his soule is not satisfied with goods, and his body not buryed: I say that an vntymely fruite is better then he. For he commeth into vanitie, and goeth into darkenes, and his name shall be couered with darkenes.
1HE amplifieth the misery of a covetous rich man. Let no man (saith he) think by sparing, to enrich his heirs. For riches are the gift of God, and come not of our labour: for many labour carefully to get riches, & yet can not attain to them. Again many wax rich, and have taken no great pain for them, that a man may know riches are the gift of God. Neither is it in thy power to leave this or the heir rich: It is meant that poor men shall not be rich. Do what thou wilt, thou shalt not enrich him whom God will have to be poor. Furthermore it may come to pass, that this covetous rich man may dye, when he hath lost all his goods before.
1HE amplifieth ye misery of a couetous rich man. Let no mā (saith he) thinke by sparing, to enriche his heyres. For riches are the gift of God, and come not of our labour: for many labour carefully to get riches, & yet can not attayne to them. Againe many waxe riche, and haue takē no great payne for them, that a man may know riches are ye gyft of God. Neyther is it in thy power to leaue this or ye heyre riche: It is ment that poore men shal not be rich. Doe what thou wilt, thou shalt not enriche him whom God will haue to be poore. Furthermore it may come to passe, that this couetous rich man may dye, when he hath lost all hys goods before.