โHomo indigens misericors est, et melior est pauper quam vir mendax.โ
โThe desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar.โ
โThe desire of a man is loving devotion; better to be poor than a liar.โ
โThat which makes a man to be desired is his kindness. A poor man is better than a liar.โ
โThat which maketh a man to be desired is his kindness; And a poor man is better than a liar.โ
Evil. And revenge myself. This belongs to the Lord, Deuteronomy xxxii. 35. Man would be too favourable to himself, and would also pronounce his own condemnation, as he is also a sinner.
This is to the same purport with what we had ch. 16 14, 15, and the design of it is, 1. To make kings wise and considerate in dispensing their frowns and smiles. They are not like those of common persons; their frowns are very terrible and their smiles very comfortable, and therefore it concerns them to be very careful that they never frighten a good man from doing well with their frowns, nor ever give countenance to a wicked man in doing ill with their smiles, for then they abuse their influence, Rom 13 3. 2. To make subjects faithful and dutiful to their princes. Let them be restrained from all disloyalty by the consideration of the dreadful consequence of having the government against them; and let them be encouraged in all good services to the public by the hopes of the favour of their prince. Christ is a King whose wrath against his enemies will be as the roaring of a lion (Rev 10 3) and his favour to his own people as the refreshing dew, Ps 72 6.