Ecclesiastes 9:11 (WEB)
I returned and saw under the sun that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favor to men of skill; but time and chance happen to them all.
Fathers and councils · 2
John Cassian
- John Cassian, Conferences XI–XVII XIII.18Conference XIII
“…riches to the prudent, nor grace to the learned,” but that “all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as He will.”” — editor's note: Eccl. ix. 11 (LXX.); 1 Cor. xii. 11.
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Gregory of Nazianzus
“I know, He says, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, nor the victory to the fighters, nor the harbours to the good sailors; but to God it belongs both to work victory, and to bring the barque safe to port.” — editor's note: Eccles. ix. 11.
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Cross-references · 4
Cited together in Conferences XI–XVII XIII.18.
Cited together in Conferences XI–XVII XIII.18.
Cited together in Conferences XI–XVII XIII.18.
Cited together in Conferences XI–XVII XIII.18.