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Verse 17. _WHEN THY KING_ IS _THE SON OF NOBLES_] υιος
ελευθερων, the son of freemen; persons well acquainted with
the principles of civil liberty, and who rule according to
them.-_Septuagint_. Such...
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Foolish rulers, by their weakness, self-indulgence and sloth, bring
decay upon the state: nobleness and temperance insure prosperity: yet
the subject must not rebel in word or thought against his king...
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CHAPTER 10
This chapter contains a series of proverbs, expressing the wisdom and
prudence of the natural man. Here are a number of observations and all
show that there is a practical value in wisdom a...
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REFLECTIONS ON GOVERNMENT. These verses are in the strain of
Ecclesiastes 10:4.
Ecclesiastes 10:16. whose king is a child: _e.g._ like Ptolemy
Epiphanes, who became king of Egypt (205 B.C.) at the age...
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ECCLESIASTES 9:17 TO ECCLESIASTES 10:15. EXPERIENCE CRYSTALLISED IN
PROVERBS.
Ecclesiastes 9:17 to Eccle
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BLESSED. Happy. Hebrew. _'ashrey._ The only occurrence in this book....
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_Blessed art thou, O land, when thy king is the son of nobles_ The
epithet has been taken as instance of the Hebrew of expressing
character by the phrase "the son of …," and hence as having a
meaning...
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2. Rulers Ecclesiastes 10:16-17
TEXT 10:16-17
16
Woe to you, O land, whose king is a lad and whose princes feast in the
morning.
17
Blessed are you, O land, whose king is of nobility and whose pr...
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Blessed art thou, O land, when thy king is the son of nobles, and thy
princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness!
SON OF NOBLES - not merely in blood, but in virtue, the true...
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PRACTICAL ADVICE TOUCHING LIFE'S PUZZLES
1-8. Cultivate wisdom and tact, specially in the dangers that attend
upon courts, but also in ordinary operations....
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THE TEACHER SEARCHES FOR
THE PURPOSE OF OUR LIVES
BOOK OF ECCLESIASTES
_HILDA BRIGHT AND KITTY PRIDE_
CHAPTER 10
THE WAY THAT A FOOLISH PERSON BEHAVES – ECCLESIASTES 10:1-3
V1 Dead flies can ge...
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אַשְׁרֵ֣יךְ אֶ֔רֶץ שֶׁ מַּלְכֵּ֖ךְ
בֶּן ־חֹורִ֑ים...
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FOURTH SECTION
The Quest Achieved. The Chief Good Is To Be Found, Not In Wisdom, Nor
In Pleasure, Nor In Devotion To Affairs And Its Rewards;
But In A Wise Use And A Wise Enjoyment Of The Present Li...
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COMBINED WITH A STEADFAST FAITH IN THE LIFE TO COME.
Ecclesiastes 10:9 - Ecclesiastes 12:7
But, soft; is not our man of men becoming a mere man of pleasure? No;
for he recognises the claims of duty a...
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How, then, does worldly wisdom work? The preacher shows that its first
manifestation is discretion based upon selfishness. This section is a
series of brief sayings which are of the nature of proverbs...
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Blessed [art] thou, O land, when thy king [is] the son (k) of nobles,
and thy princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for
drunkenness!
(k) Meaning, when he is noble for virtue and wisdom and...
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Noble. Royal extraction, ( Greek: Esthlon genesthai. Euripides, Hec.)
and education, afford many advantages which others, who raise
themselves to the throne, do not enjoy. Hebrew, "the son of those in...
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Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in
the morning! (17) Blessed art thou, O land, when thy king is the son
of nobles, and thy princes eat in due season, for strength, a...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 1 THROUGH 12.
The Book of Ecclesiastes is, up to a certain point, the converse of
the Book of Proverbs. (see NOTE TO PROVERBS below) It is the
experience of a...
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BLESSED [ART] THOU, O LAND, WHEN THY KING IS THE SON OF NOBLES,.... Or
"heroes" z, called "Hhorim" in the Hebrew, which signifies "white";
either from the white garment they wore, or rather from the p...
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Blessed [art] thou, O land, when thy king [is] the son of nobles, and
thy princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness!
Ver. 17. _Blessed art thou, O land, &c._] _Ita nati estis u...
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_Wo to thee, O land, when thy king is a child_ Either in age or
childish qualities; _and thy princes eat in the morning_ Give
themselves up to eating and drinking at that time of the day which is
most...
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"BLESSED ARE YOU,. LAND, WHOSE KING IS OF NOBILITY AND WHOSE PRINCES
EAT AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME---FOR STRENGTH, AND NOT FOR DRUNKENNESS."
The word "nobility" is not. touch of snobbery. Rather, the tr...
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16-20 The happiness of a land depends on the character of its rulers.
The people cannot be happy when their princes are childish, and lovers
of pleasure. Slothfulness is of ill consequence both to pr...
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THE SON OF NOBLES; not so much by birth, as even the worst of kings
commonly are, and have been, as by their noble and worthy
dispositions, and endowments, and carriages; for such a one is opposed
to...
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Ecclesiastes 10:17 Blessed H835 land H776 king H4428 son H1121 nobles
H2715 princes H8269 feast H398 (H8799
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THE IMPORTANCE OF LISTENING TO THE RIGHT PERSON (ECCLESIASTES 10:15).
Ecclesiastes 10:15
‘The effort of fools wearies every one of them, for he does not know
how to go to the city.'
‘Them' is those...
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Ecclesiastes 10:10
I. In chap. xi. Koheleth urges upon us the necessity of diligence. He
has come to the conclusion that it is not worth while to have a nicely
calculated scheme of life, because at ev...
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Ecclesiastes 8:16-12
I. The Preacher commences this section by carefully defining his
position and equipment as he starts on his last course. (1) His first
conclusion is that wisdom, which of all temp...
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CONTENTS: Proverbs recommending wisdom as of great use for the right
ordering of our lives.
CHARACTERS: Solomon.
CONCLUSION: Fools are apt, at every turn, to proclaim their folly, for
if one is lack...
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Ecclesiastes 10:1. _Dead flies cause the ointment,_ of exquisite
perfumes, _to send forth a stinking savour;_ a satirical proverb,
applicable to characters in all the public walks of life. A general,...
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CRITICAL NOTES.—
ECCLESIASTES 10:16. WHEN THY KING IS A CHILD.] Not in age, but in
understanding—wanting in all the qualities of a vigorous manhood.
And thy princes eat in the morning.] They employ i...
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EXPOSITION
ECCLESIASTES 10:1
Section 11. _A little folly mars the effect of wisdom, _and is sure to
make itself conspicuous.
ECCLESIASTES 10:1
Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to sen...
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Chapter 10:
Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a
stinking odor: so does a little folly to him that is in reputation for
wisdom and honor (Ecclesiastes 10:1).
There are cert...
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Ecclesiastes 10:6; Ecclesiastes 10:7; Jeremiah 30:21; Proverbs 28:2;...
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Nobles — Not so much by birth, as by their noble dispositions....