An exposition with practical observations continued upon the thirty second, the thirty third, and…An exposition with practicall observations continued upon the thirty second, the thirty third, and…

Some have made a critical observation or distinction about it; Elihu doth not say, he drinketh scorning like wine, but like water; They who are provoked or led on to sin by the delight and sweetness which they find in sin, are said to drink it like wine (Prov: 4.17.) They drink the wine of violence; or they drink ⟨p. 536⟩violence like wine. It goeth down sweetly and pleasantly; But (say they) such as sin, not out of pleasure but out of will or out of an affected maliciousness, are said to drink iniquity like water, which hath little pleasure in it, little sweetness or taste in it. There's small savour in water comparatively to wine and other delicate or delicious liquors. So that (according to this notion) they drink iniquity like water, who sin for sins sake. And indeed some are so delighted in sin it self, that they will sin in that which yields them no delight. The very act of doing evil is more contentfull to them, then any fruit or consequent of it. But we need not stay in this nicety, the general sense falls hard enough upon Job, to drink scorning like water, is to be much and often in scorning. Water is the cheapest liquor, and of most common use; every man can go to the price of that which costs nothing (in most places) but the labour of taking it up. What man is like Job, that drinketh scorning like water?

Some have made a criticall observation or distinction about it; Elihu doth not say, he drinketh scorning like wine, but like water; They who are provoked or led on to sin by the delight and sweetness which they find in sin, are sayd to drink it like wine (Prov: 4.17.) They drink the wine of violence; or they drink ⟨p. 536⟩violence like wine. It goeth downe sweetly and pleasantly; But (say they) such as sin, not out of pleasure but out of will or out of an affected maliciousness, are sayd to drink iniquity like water, which hath little pleasure in it, little sweetness or tast in it. There's small savour in water comparatively to wine and other delicate or delicious liquors. So that (according to this notion) they drink iniquity like water, who sin for sins sake. And indeed some are so delighted in sin it self, that they will sin in that which yeilds them no delight. The very act of doing evill is more contentfull to them, then any fruit or consequent of it. But we need not stay in this nicity, the generall sence falls hard enough upon Job, to drink scorning like water, is to be much and often in scorning. Water is the cheapest liquor, and of most common use; every man can goe to the price of that which costs nothing (in most places) but the labour of taking it up. What man is like Job, that drinketh scorning like water?