John Trapp on Proverbs 6:11
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Proverbs6:11
Verſ. 11. As a traveller, and thy want as an armed man] That is, ſpeedily and irreſiſtibly. Men muſt ſweat out a living, and earn their bread afore they eat it, 2 Theſ. 3.12. Think not to have wealth without working; as Cities and Towns are ſaid to have fallen into Timotheus his toil as hee was ſleeping (with ſo much eaſe hee took them in.Hippocrat.) Spontaneae laſſitudines morbos praecedunt, Roamings and reachings fore-run diſeaſes: ſo doth ſluggiſhneſs uſher in penury: when as manus motitans, the nimble hand maketh rich, Prov. 10.4. and in all labour there is abundance, Prov. 14.Saluſt. But Nae illi falſi ſunt qui diverſiſſimas res expectant ignaviae voluptatem & pramia virtutis: They are utterly out that think to have the pleaſure of idleneſs, and the plenty of painfulneſs.
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