...themselves in mind and body with excessive care and toil ; in the expressive language of Scripture, they " rise up early, and sit up late, and eat the bread of sorrows," Psa. cxxvii. 2 ; and, jaded with their undue efforts, they look anxiously forward to those...

...of wealth, is vanity. rivalry, keen opposition, at every step ! Does not many a candidate for office rise up early, and sit up late, and eat the bread of carefulness, aye, and sometimes sleep on thorns and dream of defeat, before he reaches the place upon which his...

...peace to the wicked. While they are toiling after riches, they deprive their souls of all peace. They rise up early and sit up late and eat the bread of carefulness. There is continual anxiety lest their schemes for wealth should not succeed. With a troubled heart...

...his glory as our end, in our worldly business ; and thus we must abide with him in them. Those who rise up early and sit up late, .and eat the bread of carefulness, in pursuit of the world, yet are concerned to wait on God, because otherwise nil their care and pains...

...cares? Yes, the poor. How does the Psalmist describe such ? (See Ps. cxxvii. 2.) Yes, as those who rise up early and sit up late, and eat the bread of sorrows. To what are such likely to devote their time and thoughts ? Upon what will they bestow their...

...subjects. For certain it is, men do more to get a little money than for all the glories of heaven : men ' rise up early and sit up late, and eat the bread of carefulness/ to become richer than their neighbours ; and are amazed at every loss, and impatient of an evil accident,...

...all, must at least pray then. Unholy is the diligence, and unblessed are the slumbers, of those, who " rise up early and sit up late, and eat the bread of sorrows*," yet mark not the commencement and the close of their daily intercourse * Psalm cxxvii. 2....

...peace, whose mind is staid on thee," are the words of the confiding prophet. While the worldly or vain rise up early, and sit up late, and eat the bread of carefulness and sorrow, God giveth to his beloved, sleep; the quietness of mind which leaves all to him, and can...

...eternal ? Men are " diligent in 3usiness " ; they do " labour for the meat that perisheth," ; they " rise up early and sit up late and eat the bread of carefulness " ; they run, and run well, in the race for gain — but oh ! what complaints are there of weariness...

...win" in reference to making a fortune, and we all know that the man who becomes a millionaire has to rise up early, and sit up late and eat the bread of carefulness, and it takes a deal of toiling and saving, and I know not what besides, to amass immense wealth. We...