The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1872-10-12
SAYINGS OF THE WISE KING.

SAYINGS OF THE WISE KING.
Horace Greeley at Pittsburg opened
his speech with quotation from the
Bible. He said, ''the Wise King says
''thers Is time for war and time for
peace The Wise King has been mis-
quoted by Greeley. What he did say
was this: ITO every thing there is a
season, and time to every purpose I'M
der hesven-a time to love and time to
hate time Of war and time Of peace. ,
-Ecclesiastes, iii. 1,s.
Greeley would have his hearers be-
live that there were special times set
apart for war and peace. He ignores the
fact that this is time Of peace, and to
continue the happy period the people de-
sire the election Of the man who was
instrumental in bringing it about.
While Greeley had his hand in he
should have selected few more gems
from the "Wise King" The 70 flowing
for instance, would have suited his party,
and would have been appropriate to
himself:
.'That which is crooked cannot be
made straight; aud that which is want
ing cannot be numt cred .'-Ecclesias
], Is.
"And gave my heart to know Wis
dom, and to know madness and folly ;
perceive that this, also, is vexation Of
spirit. '-Ecclesiastes, j, II.
''Yea, ! hated al nay labor which
had taken under the sun; because
should leave it until tire man that shall
be after me- Chap. ii, Is.
1.-The fool fo'deth his hands togethe,
and eateth his own fesh"-Chap. iv, 5.
Therefore went about to cause nv
heart to despair Of all the labor which
took under he sun."--Chap. ii, 20.
"For dream cometh through The
multitude Of business and FOOLS voic,
is known by multitude Of words
Chap. V, 3.
BE not righteous oyermuch. nethe
make thyself over wise why shouldes
thou destroy thyself ?'--Chap. vii, 1G
For oltentimes, also. thy own hear
knoweth that thou myself likewise has
cursed others. - Chap. vii, %.
The words of wise men are heard \
quiet more than the cry Of him tina
ruleth among fools. Chap. tx, II.
1.-The beginning of the words Of hi
mouth is foolishness and the end OF hi
talk is mischievous adness. - Chap I,
Is.
ut is not good to accept the person
the wicked, to overthrow the righteou
in judgment. Proverbs, xviii, 5.
"a false witness shall not be unpu,
isied; and he that speaketh lies sha
not escape. Proverbs, xix, S.
''Be not witness against thy neiel
Dor without cause and deceive not vii
thy lips. "--Proverbs, XIV, 20.
confidence in an uniaithful man
time OF trouble is like a broken tool,
and foot out of joint "--Proverbs, xx
10.
"Seest thou man wise in bis ON
conceit There is more hope of . 70
than OF him. Proverbs, XVI, IL.
"When he speaketh fair, believe hi
NOT, tor there are seven denominations
his heart. Proverbs, XVI, %.
"Let another man praise thee, and n
thine own mouth; stranger, and a
thine own lips. Proverbs, xvii, 2.
"Faitbful are the wounds Of frien,
!. but the kisses Of an enemy are decei
ful."--Proverbs, xvii, 6.
"Though thou shouldest bray fool
! . mortar among wheat with a pestle, Y
I will not his foolishness depart fro
him.. Proverbs, xvii, %.
Mr.. Greeley is lover of idioma
Saxon. He has undoubtedly studi
that "well Of English, pure and und
hled'-the Bible. though he sometim
], defilcs what he abstracts therefrom.
witness his false application Of Sol
mons wisdom. We recommend O
:. quotations to his attention. With Ii
!, fatal facility" ofexpression which /
been at the same time to him the sou,
y of both power and weakness, he c
:. easily appreciate, even if he does /
y admire, the exact pertibacity with viii
Il these quotations cit his case. The und
r done young man who edits the Tribu
.e in the absence Of his master, might v
l. learn desirable lesson from some
:. them. The last one frcm Provel
80.