Reveille in Washington, 1860 - 1865 by Margaret Leech

[David Lockmiller]

@David re.: "The German meaning apparently is: 'Man is oppressed with what German thinkers have named the Welt-Schmerz, the world-sorrow, the burden of the problems of the infinite and unfathomable Universe.'"

NO, David, the German saying refers to positive, happy situations/incidents/developments as well and has nothing to do with Weltschmerz nor oppression.

I am not an expert (not even an amateur) on German sayings. But the following is my source. It's in the right hand column under the heading "Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges"

http://biblehub.com/commentaries/ecclesiastes/3-11.htm