...they work harder than you or are more intelligent or wiser than you. Listen to what the bible says. "I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race...wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favor to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all. Ecclesiastes 9: 1 1 It is God that...

...he called "modern English." Here's the original passage from Ecclesiastes in the King James Bible: I returned and saw under the sun, that the race is...wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favor to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all. Objective consideration of contemporary...

...vote is worth having, and if our man is ran, we can carry Indiana," " Surely the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread...skill, but time and chance happeneth to them all." These secondary considerations do not always prevail. Intellectual ability and force of character must...

...squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of. — Benjamin Franklin Patience and Moderation / returned and saw under the sun, that the race is not...wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favor to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all. Ecclesiastes 9: 1 1 One of the facts...

...entirely a matter of chance. - Jane Austen (1775-1817), (Pride and Prejudice) The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread...skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all. - The Bible: Ecclesiastes 14. Character There was something missing In my foundation Why blame the...

...supposing that the future will yield itself so easily to us. "I returned," Ecclesiastes reminds us, "and saw under the sun that the race is not to the...battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise nor riches to men of understanding, but time and chance happeneth to them all." The Old Testament carries...