Falling down before – that is, yielding and cringing. To see this instead of steadfastness is as grievous as for the traveler to find the sp…

A righteous man falling down before the wicked ...—The mouth of the righteous was described (Proverbs 10:11) as a …

A righteous man falling down before the wicked
Either falling into calamity and distress by means of the wicked man,…

When the righteous are led into sin, it is as hurtful as if the public fountains were poisoned.