Solomon's recantation Intituled Ecclesiastes, paraphras'd. With A Soliloquy or Meditation Upon Every Chapter. By Francis Quarles |
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 | CHAP. IX. Solomon's recantation |  |
I find the Swift not always win the Prize,
Nor Strength of Arm the Battle, nor the wise
Grow rich in Fortunes, nor the Men of Skill
In Favour; all as Time and Fortune will.
Man knoweth not his Time; as Fishes are
Snar'd in the Net, Birds tangled in the Snare;
So be the Sons of Men surpriz'd with Snares,
When Mischief falls upon them unawares.
Nor Strength of Arm the Battle, nor the wise
Grow rich in Fortunes, nor the Men of Skill
In Favour; all as Time and Fortune will.
Man knoweth not his Time; as Fishes are
Snar'd in the Net, Birds tangled in the Snare;
So be the Sons of Men surpriz'd with Snares,
When Mischief falls upon them unawares.
| CHAP. IX. Solomon's recantation | |