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Job 28:28

Job 28:28

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible · John Gill (1697–1771) · Public Domain

for he has, as it may be rendered, from the use of the word in the Arabic language , a "bridle" or "restraint" upon him, that he cannot do mischief and delight in it, as the fool does: or "so [is] wisdom to a man of understanding" ; that is, to do it; as it is a pleasure to a feel to commit sin, so it is a delight to an understanding man to do that which is wise and good; it is "meat and drink" to do the will of God, see ; he takes as much pleasure in it as men can do in their sports and pastimes; he has a truer pleasure and a better relish than they have; he delights in the law of God after the inward man; and Wisdom's ways, or the ways of Christ, are pleasantness to him; he runs the ways of his commandments with great alacrity and cheerfulness.

hmz twve "facere scelus", Montanus, Baynus, Junius & Tremellius, Cocceius, Michaelis; "perpetrare scelus", Piscator; "patrare facinus", Schultens. qwxvk "veluti risus", Mercerus, Gejerus, Michaelis. Vid.

Schultens de Defect. Hod. Ling. Heb. s. 216.

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