John Trapp on Jeremiah 9:12

Ver. 12. Who is the wiſe man that he may underſtand this?] This who, and who, denoteth a great paucity of ſuch wiſe ones as conſider common calamities in the true cauſes of them, propter quid pereat haec terra, for what the land periſheth, and that great ſins produce grievous judgements: The moſt are apt to ſay with thoſe Philiſtines It is a chance, to attribute their ſufferings to Fate or Fortune, to accuſe God of injuſtice, rather then to accept of the puniſhment of their iniquity.

And who is he to whom the mouth of the Lord hath spoken] q. d. Is there never a one of your Prophets that will ſet you right herein? but the duſt of covetouſneſſe hath put out their eyes: and they can better ſing Placentia then Lachrymae, &c.