Charles Spurgeon Commentary Luke 18:5

"yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest she wear me out by her continual coming." — Luke 18:5 (ASV)

Yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.

He cared for nobody but himself. He was concerned about his own peace of mind. The poor woman could win, through his selfishness, what she could not get from his sense of justice, since that had no weight with him. Her importunity won for her what nothing else could procure.