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A plain and familiar exposition of the thirteenth and fourteenth chapters of the Proverbs…A plaine and familiar exposition of the thirteenth and fourteenth chapters of the Prouerbs…
A plain and familiar exposition of the thirteenth and fourteenth chapters of the Proverbs of SolomonA plaine and familiar exposition of the thirteenth and fourteenth chapters of the Prouerbs of Salomon
London: printed by R.B. for Roger Jackson, 1608London: printed by R.B. for Roger Iackson, 1608
AN EXPOSITION OF THE THIRTEENTH CHAPTER OF THE PROVERBS. › Chapter 13
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Vers. 11. The riches of vanity shall diminish: but he that gathereth with the hand shall increase them.
Vers. 11. The riches of vanitie shall diminish: but he that gathereth with the hand shall increase them.
Goods ill gotten, and wealth attained unto by unlawful means, shall not prosper, but either wax less and less, or perish together on a sudden, or at least depart from the unjust owner, and become another mans: but he that useth honest labour and diligence, doth take the right way to thrive, & daily to grow richer. See chapter 10. v. 2. 3. 4. and 12. v. 27.
GOods ill gotten, and wealth attained vnto by vnlawfull meanes, shall not prosper, but either waxe lesse and lesse, or perish together on a sudden, or at least depart from the vniust owner, and become another mans: but he that vseth honest labour and diligence, doth take the right way to thriue, & dayly to grow richer. See chapter 10. v. 2. 3. 4. and 12. v. 27.
Vers. 12. The hope that is deferred, maketh the heart sick: but when a desire cometh, it is a tree of life.
Vers. 12. The hope that is deferred, maketh the heart sicke: but when a desire commeth, it is a tree of life.