John Trapp on Proverbs 21:7

Verſ. 7. The robbery of the wicked ſhall deſtroy them] Heb. Shall ſaw them, that is, ſhall bring upon them exquiſite and extream torments, ſuch as the Prophet Iſaiah, and thoſe Martyrs, Heb. 11.37. were put unto unjuſtly; ſuch as Agag ſuffered juſtly, and thoſe barbarous Ammorites, 2 Sam. 12.31. Some render it, diſſecabit eos, ſhall cut them in twain, as that evil ſervant, Luke 12.46. and thoſe blaſphemers of Daniels God, Dan. 3.29. Others render it, ſhall abide upon them, or dwell with them. Their ill-gotten goods vaniſh, but their puniſhment remains: Their ſtollen veniſon is ſoon eaten up, but the ſhot is not yet paid, there is a ſad reckoning behinde; God will rake out of their bellies thoſe tid bits, thoſe murdering morſels. Beſides that, for their laſt diſh is ſerved up aſtoniſhment and fearful expectation of juſt revenge. The Hebrew word here tranſlated deſtroy, ſignifies alſo to terrifie and fear; They ſhall bee a Magormiſſabib to themſelves,Dio in Sever. as Paſhur was, Jer. 20.3, 4. running from chamber to chamber to hide from the hand of Juſtice (as that notable theef Bulas in the dayes of Severus the Emperour) but they ſhall not eſcape, their ſin will finde them out; God will pour upon them, and not ſpare, whether they bee private theeves,Gell. lib. 11. cap. 16. or thoſe publike robbers, qui in auro & purpura viſuntur (as Cato once ſaid) that are clad with purple, and have gold chains about their necks; corrupt Judges, who judge for reward, and take away the righteouſneſs of the righteous from him. Such were Empſon and Dudley in their generation. Such was Judge Belknap in Richard the ſeconds dayes, who being about to ſubſcribe the Articles againſt proceedings of Parliament, ſaid, there wanted but a Hurdle, Speed▪ 747. a Horſe, and a Halter to carry him where hee might ſuffer for aſſenting to them. And that of theſe publick Theeves Solomon chiefly ſpeaks here, wee may well think by the following clauſe, ſhewing the cauſe of their ſore and ſharp puniſhment, becauſe they refuſe to do judgement.