John Trapp on Job 12:8

Verſe 8. Or ſpeak to the earth, and it ſhall teach thee] Teach thee? What?Terra quam termius docet terram quam gerimus. ſurely many good leſſons; as that of humility and modeſty, conſidering out original: that of fruitfulneſſe, whiles ſhe liberally yeilds her riches and ſtrength, and brings forth food for the maintenance of thoſe innumerable armies of creatures that live upon her: but eſpecially, and for the purpoſe, this the earth teacheth, that the tabernacles of robbers proſper, that oppreſſors ſwallow down moſt of her delicates, eat the fat, and drink the ſweet, ruffle in her ſilks, and rifle in her hid treaſures of gold and ſilver.

And the fiſhes of the ſea ſhall declare unto thee] Theſe muti magistri have ſomewhat alſo to ſay to thee, and by a dumb kind of eloquence read thee a divinity-lecture, whileſt they are able to produce many ſuch particular examples of violence in the ſeas; and will further declare (or ciphe up unto thee) how oft they are ſerved up to great mens tables, and do fill the far paunches of oppreſſors. It is not unlikely that Job, in this frequent ſending Zophar to ſchool to the unreaſonable and inanimate creatures, cloſely twitteth him with thoſe quicker queſtions of his, chap. 10.8. What canſt thou do? what canſt thou know, &c.? giving him alſo to know that he need not travel ſo far as heaven or hell for inſtances of Gods infant[illegible: 1 letter] power and wiſedome, ſith we may contemplate the foot-ſteps of God in each creature: and ſith he is ſo neere unto us, [non-Latin text not transcribed] Acts 17. that hee may bee almoſt felt with our hands, as Paul ſpeaketh.