John Trapp on Proverbs 21:10

Verſ. 10. The ſoul of the wicked deſireth evil] Sinful ſelf-love (the choakweed of all true love) prompteth the wicked man to envy the good, and wiſh the evil of all but himſelf. Hard-hearted hee is, and inhumane, unleſs it bee in a qualm of kindneſs (as Saul to David, the Aegyptians to the Iſraelites) or meerly in diſſimulation, as John Oneale father to the Earl of Tyrone, Camd. Eliſ. that Rebel, 1598. inſcribed himſelf in all places, I am great John Oneale, friend to the Queen of England, and foe to all the world. [non-Latin text not transcribed], ſaid one wicked Emperour, [non-Latin text not transcribed], ſaid another, ſtriving to out-vie him,Dio. When I dye, let the world bee confounded. Nay, whileſt I live let it bee ſo, ſaid the other Monſter.

His neighbour findes no favour in his eyes] Whether hee ſink or ſwim, it is no part of his care. What cares that churl Nabal, though worthy David dye at his door, ſo long as himſelf ſits warm within, feeding on the fat, and drinking of the ſweet? The Prieſts and the Levites ſaw the wounded man that lay half dead, and lent him no help; It was well they fell not upon him and diſpatched him, as dogs fall upon a man that is down; or as when a Deer is ſhot, the reſt of the Herd puſh him out of their company. Such cruel beaſts David complains of, Pſal. 69.26. And ſuch fierce ſalvages St. Paul foretels ſhall bee in theſe laſt and worſt dayes. Hard hearts ſhall make hard times, 2 Tim. 3.3.