Zhēnyán 21:7

7 È rén de qiángbào , bìjiāng zìjǐ sǎo chú . yīn tāmen bù kĕn àn gōngping xíngshì .

Zhēnyán 21:7 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 21:7

The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them
Or cut them, so Ben Melech: dissect or "saw" F19 them; cut them to the heart; that is, when the sins they have been guilty of, in robbing God of his due, or doing injury to men in their properties, cheating them or stealing from them, are set home on their consciences, they are in the utmost agonies and distress; it is as if a saw was drawn to and fro over them, and will be their case for ever without true repentance: this is the worm that never dies, and the fire that is never quenched; this is everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and is very just and righteous; because they refuse to do judgment;
to do that which is just between man and man, to let everyone enjoy his own property: as it is true of private robbers, so of men in public offices, whose business it is to defend men in the quiet possession of property; which, if they refuse to do, as it is a refusal to do judgment, it is in effect a robbery of them; and will be charged on their consciences at one time or another.


FOOTNOTES:

F19 (Mrwgy) "dissecabit eos", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator; "serrabit eos", Aben Ezra & Kimchi in Mercer. Michaelis; "gravem ipsis uterum trahit", Schultens.

Zhēnyán 21:7 In-Context

5 Yīnqín chóu huà de , zú zhì fēng yù . xíngshì jízào de , dōu bì quē fá .
6 Yòng guǐzhà zhī shé qiú cái de , jiù shì zìjǐ qǔ sǐ . suǒ dé zhī cái , nǎi shì chuī lái chuī qù de fú yún .
7 È rén de qiángbào , bìjiāng zìjǐ sǎo chú . yīn tāmen bù kĕn àn gōngping xíngshì .
8 Fù zuì zhī rén de lù , shén shì wānqū . zhìyú qīngjié de rén , tā suǒ xíng de nǎi shì zhèngzhí .
9 Néngkĕ zhù zaì fáng dǐng de jiǎo shang , bú zaì kuānkuò de fángwū , yǔ zhēng chǎo de fùrén tóng zhù .
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