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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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This wisdom also have I seen under the Sun, and me thought it a great thing. There was a little City, and a few men within it: So there came a great king and besieged it, & made great fortes against it: and in the City there was found a pore man, but wise, which through his wisdom delivered the City: Yet was there no body that had any respect unto such a simple man. Then said I, wisdom is better then strength. Nevertheless a poor mans wisdom is despised, & his words are not heard.
This wisdome also haue I seene vnvnder the Sunne, and me thought it a great thinge. There was a lyttle Citie, and a fewe men within it: So there came a great kinge and beseeged it, & made great fortes against it: and in the Citie there was found a pore mā, but wise, which through his wisdōe deliuered the Citie: Yet was there no body that had any respecte vnto such a simple man. Then sayde I, wysedome is better then strength. Neuertheles a poore mās wysdome is despised, & his wordes are not heard.
1I suppose that this is set after his conclusion in stead of an example, whereby he declareth all that he hath said before. It is a general example, the like whereof is found in many histories. For thus in the ix. Chapter of the Judges, a woman delivered ⟨p. 155⟩the City saying Abimelech the king, with a piece of a millstone. He calleth it great wisdom, because indeed that wisdom of governance is very great that delivereth a little City, of small force, from valiant enemies. But to forget this wisdom, and so great benefits, as most times it happeneth, is great unthankfulness.