2. For the figurative and metaphorical acception of them.g The ploughers of iniquity, or wrong, saith Eliphaz, (those that plough it, or plough for it) and hthe sowers of trouble, (wickedness, saith our English) they that sow it for others, reap the same. Those that deal wrongfully, and thereby procure trouble to others are paid in their own coin; that through Gods judgement is repaid to them, that they have been authors of to others. As Solomon, iHe that soweth kwickedness, shall reap laffliction. Affliction, or vexation, I say, with good authors, rather then vanity: and so it may well be translated in that of Eliphaz also. And again, nThey conceive omischief, (so our English) or grievance, mand bring forth pwrong, or iniquity; (our English, vanity) and their belly prepares deceit. He compareth wicked men to a teeming woman, that is always breeding, never without a great belly. They are continually, saith Eliphaz, contriving of some mischievous plot, and producing of some wrongful design, and going great with some fraudulent device or other: no sooner delivered of one, but projecting another. Where why I rather translate Aven wrong, or iniquity, then vanity, besides the course of the context, and the use so frequent in that common phrase of qworkers of iniquity, or wrong-doers, (for it is nothing else) parallel places speak for it. For so the Prophet Isaiah pursuing the same metaphor, and retaining the same words, (r) They conceive smischief, or grievance; and bring forth tiniquity, or wrong. And the Psalmist, uBehold, he travelleth with xiniquity, or wrong; and hath conceived ymischief, or grievance; and brought forth zfalsehood. he is delivered of some false and fraudulent business; as the word is aelsewhere used. some deceit, as Eliphaz bbefore. or, but he shall bring forth falsehood, or ally. cHe shall fail of his purpose, his expectation shall be frustrate. Again, of the like ⟨p. 20⟩[…] person, dHis mouth is full of cursing, and deceit, and fraud: […] his tongue is emischief, or grievance; and vanity; or, iniquity and wrong rather, the very words here used. And again, where the latter of them, fthe words of his mouth are gmischief and fraud. And yet again, speaking of a wicked State given to oppression, hJ have seen violence and strife in the City; imischief also and sorrow are in the midst of it. Where the former word is translated mischief, as the latter was before.
2. For the figurative and metaphorical acception of them.g The ploughers of iniquity, or wrong, saith Eliphaz, (those that plough it, or plough for it) and hthe sowers of trouble, (wickednesse, saith our English) they that sow it for others, reap the same. Those that deal wrongfully, and thereby procure trouble to others are paid in their own coin; that through Gods judgement is repaid to them, that they have been autors of to others. As Salomon, iHe that soweth kwickednesse, shall reap laffliction. Affliction, or vexation, I say, with good autors, rather then vanity: and so it may well be translated in that of Eliphaz also. And again, nThey conceive omischiefe, (so our English) or grievance, mand bring forth pwrong, or iniquity; (our English, vanity) and their belly prepares deceit. He compareth wicked men to a teeming woman, that is alwaies breeding, never without a great belly. They are continually, saith Eliphaz, contriving of some mischievous plot, and producing of some wrongfull designe, and going great with some fraudulent device or other: no sooner delivered of one, but projecting another. Where why I rather translate Aven wrong, or iniquity, then vanity, besides the course of the context, and the use so frequent in that common phrase of qworkers of iniquity, or wrong-doers, (for it is nothing else) parallel places speak for it. For so the Prophet Esay pursuing the same metaphore, and retaining the same words, (r) They conceive smischief, or grievance; and bring forth tiniquity, or wrong. And the Psalmist,
- gJob 4.8. [Greek or Hebrew]Job 4.8. 〈non-Latin alphabet〉
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- iProv. 22.8.
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- nJob 15.35.Iob 15.35.
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- mMolestiam. Jun. Piscat. calamitatem. Tigurin. infortunium. Castell. Qui aliis molestiam creat, ipse qoqe molestià afficietur. Pisc.Molestiam. Iun. Piscat. calamitatem. Tigurin. infortunium. Castell. Qui aliis molestiam creat, ipse qoqe molestià afficietur. Pisc.
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- q[Greek or Hebrew] Job 34.5.22. Psalm 5.5
