...befalleth the " sons of men befalleth beasts, even one thing befalleth them; ax " the one dieth so dieth the other; yea! they have all one breath, " so that a man hath no pre-eminence over a beast."* Man, in intellect, indeed, was certainly at all times pre-eminent above the brute creation;...

...So I translate the Hebrew word nn here, for so I find it translated the very next verse but one ; t who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth down to the earth? In which places it is plain that Solomon applies the word rfi'l, and our translators...

...I translate the Hebrew word mi here, for so I find it translated the very next verse but one ; fwho knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of rthe beast that goeth down to the earth ? In which places it is plain that Solomon applies the word...

...which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one\ thing befalleth them: at the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one,, breath; so that a man hath no pre.eminence above a beast; f of all is vanity. [V. 17. Some Critics with Seeker, consider oa' a verb, and con-. strue it with...

...befalleth beasts, befalleth the sons of men, even one thing befalr leth them; as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath, so that a man hath no pre-eminence above a beast ; for all is vanity : all go unto one place, alt are of the dust, and all turn to dust again, Eccles....

...impeded — than he can prevent the blights and mildews in the vegetable creation ! 71 . iii.21. Hence, "who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth?" Hence, " In the midst" of the spirit "of life we are in" the spirit of...

...19. VOL. II, G the Hebrew word rm here, for so, I find it translated the very next verse but one ; * Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth down to the earth? In which places it is plain, that Solomon applies the word m"i, and our translators...

...born, and a time to die, &c. all go unto one place, all are of the dust, and all turn to dust again ; who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth ?— Eccles. iii. 1, 2. 20, 21. As he came forth of his mother's womb,...

...which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them : as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea they have all one breath; so that a man hath little pre-eminence over a beast. All go unto one place, all axe of the dust, and all turn to dust...

...conclusion, we shall now only add a few cursory remarks on the following passages — Eccl. in. 21, Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of beast that goeth downward to the earth? Psalm XLIX. 12, Nevertheless man being in honour abideth not:...