John Trapp on Job 36:9
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Job36:9
Verſe 9. Then he ſheweth them their work] By theſe ſharp waters he cleareth up their eye-ſight, and gives them to ſee their ſin the mother of their miſery. Vexatio dat intellectum; Smart makes wit. Manaſſeh for inſtance, and the Prodigal,Herodot. lib. 1. Liv. decad. 1. l. 5. and King Croeſus with his Nocumenta documenta, and Tullus Hoſtilius with his exceſs of devotion, when once he had paid for his learning.
And their tranſgreſſions that they have exceeded] Heb When they prevail; that before they grow too potent they may caſt them away; Ne illis victi in Gehennam deſcendant, leſt they hale them into hell.Mercer.
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