“Ambulans recto itinere, et timens Deum, despicitur ab eo qui infami graditur via.”
“He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the LORD: but he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him.”
“He who walks in uprightness fears the LORD, but the one who is devious in his ways despises Him.”
“He who walks in his uprightness fears Yahweh, but he who is perverse in his ways despises him.”
“He that walketh in his uprightness feareth Jehovah; But he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him.”
And, is not in Hebrew. — Is. Hebrew, “but the perverse in his ways despiseth him;” (Haydock) shewing by his conduct that he cares not for the Lord. (Calmet) — Septuagint, “he shall be dishonoured, that,” &c.
In the administration of justice much depends upon the witnesses, and therefore it is necessary to the common good that witnesses be principled as they ought to be; for, 1. A witness that is conscientious will not dare to give in a testimony that is in the least untrue, nor, for good-will or ill-will, represent a thing otherwise than according to the best of his knowledge, whoever is pleased or displeased, and then judgment runs down like a river. 2. But a witness that will be bribed, and biassed, and browbeaten, will utter lies (and not stick nor startle at it), with as much readiness and assurance as if what he said were all true.