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An exposition with practical observations continued upon the thirty-fifth, thirty-sixth, and thirty-seventh chapters of…
An exposition with practical observations continued upon the thirty-fifth, thirty-sixth, and thirty-seventh chapters of the book of Job being the substance of thirty-five lectures / by Joseph Caryl ...
London: printed by M. Simmons, 1664
AN EXPOSITION WITH Practical Observations UPON The Thirty-fifth, Th… › Chapter 36 › Verses 18-20
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
There is a third reading of these words:1 Will he esteem thy riches? no not any defence. As our translation, no not gold, falls in plainly with the first words of the Text; so this with the latter. Will he esteem thy riches, no not gold, say we, answering the word riches in the first part of the verse. Will he esteem thy riches? no not defence, say others, which answers those words, nor all the forces of strength, in the latter part of the verse. So then, as our reading complies with the former part of the verse, so this hath as fair a ⟨p. 310⟩compliance with the latter; No not any defence. The word signifies to fortify, to fence, to make strong, and hence, gold, because gold is mans strength and defence. Riches are a great strength; to be rich in gold is a mans strong tower. Will he esteem thy riches? no, not gold, or defence, Nor all the forces of strength.
There is a third reading of these words:1 Will he esteem thy riches? no not any defence. As our translation, no not gold, falls in plainly with the first words of the Text; so this with the latter. Will he esteem thy riches, no not gold, say we, answering the word riches in the first part of the verse. Will he esteem thy riches? no not defence, say others, which answers those words, nor all the forces of strength, in the latter part of the verse. So then, as our reading complyes with the former part of the verse, so this hath as faire a ⟨p. 310⟩compliance with the latter; No not any defence. The word signifies to fortify, to fence, to make strong, and hence, gold, because gold is mans strength and defence. Riches are a great strength; to be rich in gold is a mans strong tower. Will he esteem thy riches? no, not gold, or defence, Nor all the forces of strength.
- 1[Greek or Hebrew] in piel, contra rapinas munivit, hinc [Greek or Hebrew] aurum lectissimum, quasi ab igne munitum aut quod fit hominis munimentum.〈non-Latin alphabet〉 in piel, contra rapinas munivit, hinc aurum lectissimum, quasi ab igne munitum aut quod fit hominis munimentum.