Where the Fathers quote Ecclesiastes 9

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Photius of ConstantinoplePG 101:416expounds v.4“οτι τις ος κοινωνει προς παντας τους ζωντας; εστιν ελπις, οτι ο κυων ο ζων, αυτος αγαθος υπερ τον λεοντα τον νεκρον.”Meaning of «There is hope that a living dog is better than a dead lion» Photius of ConstantinoplePG 101:333expounds v.8“εν παντι καιρω εστωσαν ιματια σου λευκα, και ελαιον επι κεφαλης σου μη υστερησατω.”44. Meaning of «At all times let your garments be white, let oil not be lacking on your head, and the eyes of the wise are in his head» Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 8:1289…man shall do unto me b for the souls of the just are in the hand of god and no torment shall touch them c h chapter xii h h he refutes the opinion of basilides… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:347…have set all this to my heart and my soul has seen all this that the righteous and the wise and their works are in the hand of god rightly therefore having passed over the investigation… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:223…salvation will he have what consolation of life as long as we are in the hand of god no one can seize us for it is strong but as soon as we have fallen from that… Olympiodorus of Alexandria fl. 6th century (c. 500-570)PG 93:583…to my heart and my heart saw all this that the just and the wise and their works are in the hand of god he said above that the knowledge of certain things is abstruse so… Gregory of Agrigentum c. 559 - c. 630 (traditionalPG 98:1063…these things in my heart and understood i perceived accurately and discerned that the righteous and the wise and their works are in the hand of god and even if they appeared in the eyes of… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 94:1163…and i will be their god that the souls of the just are in the hand of god and that death shall not touch them the divine scripture says c for the death of the saints… OrigenesPG 16:1543…gave into my heart and to clarify all this that the just and the wise and their works are in the hand of god versio hebraici text for all this i have pondered in my heart… OrigenesPG 16:1545…into my heart and my heart saw all this that the just and the wise and their works are in the hand of god symmacus all these things i thus set in my heart that i… OrigenesPG 16:1551…set in my heart to winnow all things because both the just and the wise and their works are in the hand of god and moreover man knows neither friendships nor enmities but all things before… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:783…innumerable good things are given and granted to all men alike both to the righteous and to the wicked by god and this on account of his extraordinary kindness toward us but if he thus pities… Gregory of Agrigentum c. 559 - c. 630 (traditionalPG 98:1065…iii as is the happening to the just and to the impious to the good and to the bad and to the clean and to the unclean and to one sacrificing and to one not sacrificing… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1281…men to be exercised therewith there is an event to the just and to the wicked to the good and to the bad to the clean and to the unclean to him that sacrificeth and to… OrigenesPG 16:1549…things are before their face vanity in all things an event one to the righteous and to the ungodly in everything that is done and the heart of the sons of man was filled with evil… Olympiodorus of Alexandria fl. 6th century (c. 500-570)PG 93:489…i gave my heart to seek and to scrutinize in wisdom regarding all things that are done under the sun and since i had received wisdom as a gift from god he says i gave my… Olympiodorus of Alexandria fl. 6th century (c. 500-570)PG 93:579…because there is no contradiction to those who do evil quickly therefore the heart of the sons of men has been filled in them to do evil this he says is what increased and confirmed the… Olympiodorus of Alexandria fl. 6th century (c. 500-570)PG 93:585…et posteriora ipsius ad mortuos vers quoniam quis communicat ad omnes viventes the heart of the sons of men is filled with malice wandering hither and thither and they do not cease to be weary until… Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1469…i gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven this sore travail hath god given to the sons of man to be exercised therewith and after… Gregory of Agrigentum c. 559 - c. 630 (traditionalPG 98:785…gave my heart to seek and to search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under the heaven he resumes again and adds the titles which he used also at the beginning and the… Gregory of Agrigentum c. 559 - c. 630 (traditionalPG 98:1053…because there is no contradiction made against those who do evil therefore the heart of the sons of men is speedily filled in them to do evil as much as he has sinned from then and… Gregory of Agrigentum c. 559 - c. 630 (traditionalPG 98:1065…fears an oath this is the wicked thing in everything that is done under the sun that there is one happening to all and indeed the heart of the sons of men is filled with evil… Gregory of Agrigentum c. 559 - c. 630 (traditionalPG 98:1067…the nature of things which is indicative of all injustice a yet the heart of the sons of men being filled with extreme malice and with restless and irrational wandering slips away and is brought down… Paschal Chronicle c. 630PG 92:1579…almost concludes with the same vanity of vanities and all is vanity all things that are done under the sun and behold all is vanity and affliction of spirit it is certain that pisides did not… Andrew of Crete c. 660–740PG 97:1297…and i gave my heart to search and investigate in wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven this evil preoccupation has god given to the sons of men to be exercised thereby and i… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1281…is the sinner as the swearer so he that feareth an oath this is an evil among all things that are done under the sun that there is one event unto all there is no truth… George Kedrenos fl. 11th c.PG 121:201…gave my heart to seek and to search out with wisdom concerning all things that are done under the heaven and behold i was magnified and i increased wisdom above all who were d before me… OrigenesPG 16:1539…place because they had acted thus because sentence is not executed therefore the heart of the sons of men is full in them to do evil because the sinner does evil a hundred times and prolongs… OrigenesPG 16:1541…did so that there is no contradiction occurring on account of this the heart of the sons of men was fully assured in them to do evil he who sinned did evil from then and from… OrigenesPG 16:1547…the just and for the impious in everything that is done and also the heart of the sons of men is full of evil and madness is in their hearts in their lives and after this… OrigenesPG 16:1549…the righteous and to the ungodly in everything that is done and the heart of the sons of man was filled with evil and a rotation in their heart in their life and after them towards… OrigenesPG 16:1551…drusius ibid jerome brings forward the full passage of symmachus thus but also the heart of the sons of men is filled with malice and wantonness according to their heart in their life and their final… OrigenesPG 16:1553…interpretation of this passage according to symmachus stands thus from jerome but also the heart of the sons of men is filled with malice and procacity according to their heart in their life which latin words… Caesarius of Nazianzus c. 330-368/369PG 38:875…good treasury also a good word is better than a gift also a living dog is better than a dead lion but if a lion were indeed alive unless perhaps we are speaking of the pagans… Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:351…benjamin higher than all the israelites from the shoulder and upward and a living dog is better than a dead lion do not take anything away from the primary good but recognize me b as god… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 43:49…good treasure and a good word is better than a gift and a living dog is better than a dead lion and two are better than one and the last and best of words is above… Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1523…and security the ecclesiastes also says there is hope for a c living dog is better than a dead lion for the living know that they will die but the dead do not know anything having… Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 101:1267…word alone question lxi what does that mean there is hope that a living dog is better than a dead lion question lxii what does it wish to signify in ecclesiastes which is said cast thy… Nicetas Stethatos c. 1005–c. 1090PG 120:877…thoughts that is more esteemed and loved i will sing this proverb a living dog is better than a dead lion and better is a poor and wise child than an old and foolish king who… OrigenesPG 16:1547…whoever is chosen to all the living for a living dog itself is better than a dead lion in joy he wished let it not be wanting see life all the days of thy life of… OrigenesPG 16:1549…last things are towards the dead for who shall persist forever living a living dog is better than a dead lion with cheerfulness he examined or he sought let it not fail enjoy life as much… Gregory of Agrigentum c. 559 - c. 630 (traditionalPG 98:1069…any correction and improvement for that which follows immediately confirms this saying for the living know that they shall die but the dead know not anything neither have they any more a reward for the memory… Olympiodorus of Alexandria fl. 6th century (c. 500-570)PG 93:501…of each shall follow him and i hated life because the work that is done under the sun is evil upon me for all is vanity and choice of spirit for this reason the wise man… Olympiodorus of Alexandria fl. 6th century (c. 500-570)PG 93:587…that saying of phinehas i have been very zealous for the lord neither have they any more a portion in anything that is done under the sun the jewish people lost the land of promise which… Gregory of Agrigentum c. 559 - c. 630 (traditionalPG 98:1063…that a man shall not be able to find out the work that is done under the sun for they neither knew nor understood but walked in the darkness of their own blindness saying to the… Gregory of Agrigentum c. 559 - c. 630 (traditionalPG 98:1067…no longer any reward for them for their memory has been forgotten also their love and their hatred and their zeal has already perished and there will no longer be a portion for them forever in… Gregory of Agrigentum c. 559 - c. 630 (traditionalPG 98:1069…living know that they shall die but the dead know not anything neither have they any more a reward for the memory of them is forgotten also their love and their hatred and their envy is… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1411B…set before you." Eccle. viii, 15. — "There is no good for a man, but what he shall eat and drink, and show his soul good. And this is from the hand of God." Eccle. ix, 7. — "Go, and eat your bread in joy." Is… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1775B…boy, of whom we spoke above, the sense of obedience. But when it says: "Do not attend to a bad woman" (Prov. V, 2), and again: "Do not fix your eye upon her" (Eccl. IX, 8); and: "Let your eyes look straight ahe… Socrates Scholasticus c. 380–c. 450PG 67:1511C…he man was at a loss, Sisinnius added: "You could never show that. But for me, the most wise Solomon instructs me, saying: Let your garments be always white (Eccl. ix, 8). And Christ himself is seen in the Gos… Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:1097D…fruits of virtues, but especially mercy: for it must be continuous and permanent. Which Ecclesiastes commending, says: Let not oil be wanting upon thy head [Eccl. 9, 8]. And in Proverbs: Say not: Go, and re… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:61D…othing: because everyone who does these things is an abomination to the Lord. You shall not put on an adulterated garment, that there be wool and linen in it.” Eccle. IX, 8. — “At all times let your garments be w… Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 101:1267…the lord question xliv what does it mean that which was said let thy garments be always white and let not oil depart from thy head and the eyes of the wise are in his head… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:1461…this entire earth is cursed it shall bring forth thorns and thistles all the days of the life of him who was cast out of paradise in adam and in the sweat of his face every… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1703…in his name he is held to be among them if through all the days of the life of the disciples he is with them even to the consummation of the world how in this parable… Gregory of Agrigentum c. 559 - c. 630 (traditionalPG 98:1073…ecclesiastes says and see life with the woman whom you have loved all the days of the life of your vanity which have been given to you under the sun for this is your portion in… OrigenesPG 16:1549…dead lion he was pleased let it not fall short see life all the days of the life of your vanity as much as he might find not to the swift is the race not to… Apophthegmata Patrum (Desert Fathers) 4th–5th century (compiled)PG 65:379…lord abba paphnutius said that the old man used to say during all the days of the life of the elders i visited them twice each month being separated from them by a distance of twelve… Olympiodorus of Alexandria fl. 6th century (c. 500-570)PG 93:589…ver whatever your hand finds to do work according to your ability for there is no work nor reason nor knowledge nor wisdom in the underworld to which you are going he exhorts us to set… Gregory of Agrigentum c. 559 - c. 630 (traditionalPG 98:1075B…III. "Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest" (Eccl. IX, 10). Ecclesiastes shows himself to be an… George the Monk d. c. 914PG 110:853…discipline of the wise man who says whatsoever thy hand is able to do do it with thy might… George the Monk d. c. 914PG 110:855…for there is no work nor device nor knowledge nor wisdom in the grave whither thou goest for there is no one in death… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:347…of men he concludes that all things are administered by providence saying the race is not to the swift nor d the battle to the strong nor to the wise… Gregory of Nazianzus c. 329–390PG 35:127…city he who keeps it guards in vain i know he says that the race is not to the swift nor the battle to the strong nor the victory to those who fight nor the harbor… Gregory of Nazianzus c. 329–390PG 36:299…city they watch in vain that keep it i know he says that the race is not to the swift nor the battle to the strong nor the victory to those fighting nor the harbors to… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 89:619…to will and to work for his good pleasure and ecclesiastes says the race is not to the swift nor the battle to the strong and david unless the lord builds the house they labor in… Olympiodorus of Alexandria fl. 6th century (c. 500-570)PG 93:589…to be tormented with eternal punishments c vers i turned and i saw under the sun that the race is not to the swift nor the battle to the strong nor bread to the wise nor… Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1739…high nor even the ecclesiastes for he says i turned and saw that the race is not to the swift nor the battle to the strong nor yet bread to the wise nor riches to the… Gregory of Agrigentum c. 559 - c. 630 (traditionalPG 98:1077…rather pursue it quickly with all our might then he says ix i returned and saw under the sun that the race is not to the swift nor the battle to the strong nor yet bread… Nicephorus Gregoras c. 1295–1360PG 148:437…before god than the strength of arms for i turned it says and saw under the sun that the race is not to the swift nor the battle to the strong nor bread to the wise… Nicephorus Gregoras c. 1295–1360PG 148:1301…reminded of that saying of solomon i looked he says and i saw under the sun that the race is not to the swift d nor is the battle to the strong nor indeed is wisdom… Olympiodorus of Alexandria fl. 6th century (c. 500-570)PG 93:591…unless he be enlightened by the divine light as fish are caught in an evil net and as birds are caught in a snare so are the sons of man snared in an a evil time… Gregory of Agrigentum c. 559 - c. 630 (traditionalPG 98:1077…of knowledge but time and chance happeneth to them all for man knoweth not his time as the fishes that are taken in an evil net and as the birds that are caught in the snare… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:189…are caught in a net and as birds are caught in a snare so are the sons of men caught in an evil time when it falls upon them suddenly eccli xii keep the season and… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:1127…saw as wisdom under the sun and it is great to me there was a little city and few men in it and a great king came against it and besieged it and built great siege… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:405A…Eccl. IX, 14, 15. — "Do not forsake an old friend. F… Antonius Melissa fl. 11th centuryPG 136:1105…great city with few men in it and a great king came against it and besieged it and built large ramparts against it c and encompassed it and there was found in it a poor man… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:1127…it and besieged it and built great siege works against it and there was found in it a poor and wise man and he delivered the city by his wisdom yet no man remembered that poor… Olympiodorus of Alexandria fl. 6th century (c. 500-570)PG 93:591…it and surrounded it and built great fortifications against it and he found in it a poor wise man and he saved the city by his wisdom yet no man remembered that poor man then i… Gregory of Agrigentum c. 559 - c. 630 (traditionalPG 98:1081…it and will build great siege works against it and he finds in it a poor wise man and he will save the city by his wisdom… Antonius Melissa fl. 11th centuryPG 136:1105…it and built large ramparts against it c and encompassed it and there was found in it a poor man and he was wise and who saved the city by his wisdom just as aromatic perfumes… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:1127…better is wisdom than strength yet the wisdom of the poor man is despised and his words are not d heard since here too the one who conducts the war is called a king and the… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 42:457C…ing than to begin it; especially when the same Ecclesiastes says: This is the wisdom of the poor man, and which is despised, and his words are not heard (Eccl. IX, 16). Since the body is not one member, but… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:223B…e one acting freely and confidently, the other affected by shame and disgrace; For the wisdom of the poor is counted as nothing, and his words are not heard (Eccle. 9:16). The rich man has spoken, and they say… Olympiodorus of Alexandria fl. 6th century (c. 500-570)PG 93:591…wisdom is better than strength yet the wisdom of the poor man is despised and his words are not c heard this passage pertains to the person who suffers scandal who as if speaking to himself… Gregory of Agrigentum c. 559 - c. 630 (traditionalPG 98:1083…wisdom is better than power and the wisdom of the poor man is despised and his words are not heard since shortly before he affirmed that the sons of men are caught and ensnared like fish… Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 91:829A…" Eccl. xviii, 25. — "Remember the time of famine in the time of plenty; poverty and need in the day of wealth. From morning until evening the time changes." Eccl. ix, 16. — "Do not be envious of the glory of s… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:285…a lying rich man prov xix c the wisdom of the poor is despised and his words are not heard eccli ix if you see the slandering of the poor and the robbery of judgment and… Nicephorus the Presbyter fl. c. 950PG 111:821…a rich man who is a liar the wisdom of the poor is despised and his words are not heard if you see the oppression of the poor and the subversion of judgment and justice in… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 32:215B…f the voice of a man could not be heard through such great tumults. For if the words of the Preacher are true, that “the words of the wise are heard in quiet” (Eccl. IX, 17), it would be far from appropriate to s… Gregory of Agrigentum c. 559 - c. 630 (traditionalPG 98:1085…immediately added d h ii h verse the words of the wise are heard in quiet more than the cry of them that have power among fools as if he were saying the thoughts and words… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:991D…r from the Scriptures unceasingly. "Acknowledge, therefore," he says, "that you walk in the midst of snares, and that you walk upon the pinnacles of the city" (Eccl. 9:20).… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 49:153A…TY OF ANTIOCH, AND THAT FEAR IS USEFUL EVERYWHERE, AND THAT MOURNING IS MORE BENEFICIAL, AND ON THE SAYING: "KNOW THAT YOU ARE WALKING IN THE MIDST OF SNARES" (Eccl. 9:20), AND THAT TO SWEAR IS WORSE THAN TO KI… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:477D…are words to souls; wherever you wish, you lead it and turn it. For this reason one says in exhortation: "Let all your discourse be in the law of the Highest" (Eccl. 9. 20). Therefore I exhort you, taking childr… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:433B…th (Ephes. 4. 29). How, then, would this door be secure, and the guard accurate? Hear another saying: Let all your narrative be in the law of the Most High (Eccl. 9. 23). For if you are taught to speak nothin…