Wherefore keepest thou here thine army, whilst thine enemy doth hide himself in a well-fortified place?

Wherefore keepest thou here thine army, whilst thine enemy doth hide himself in a well-fortified place?

[Sidenote: Neh. 9:32-37] Now therefore, our God, the great, the mighty, and the terrible God, who keepest covenant and kindness, let not all the affliction seem little before thee, that hath come on us, on our kings, our nobles, our priests, our prophets, our fathers, and on all thy people, since the days of the kings of Assyria to this day.

" "Now," quoth Robin, "thou art a wise lad and keepest thine ears open and thy mouth shut, as becometh a wise and crafty woodsman.

Fye thou keepest the sports from the marke; away, and returne.