His children shall seek to please the poor — The marginal note offers an alternative: “the poor shall oppress his children.” The id…

His children shall seek to please the poor. —That is, shall seek their favour by making good what had been taken from them, or otherwise; …

His children shall seek to please the poor
In this and some following verses the miserable state of a wicked man is …

The miserable condition of the wicked man in this world is fully set forth. The lusts of the flesh are here called the sins of his youth. His hidin…

After Zophar heard Job’s opinion about the hope of a future life, he seems to have acquiesced, contradicting nothing in his third response. Yet the…