“Qui seminat iniquitatem metet mala, et virga iræ suæ consummabitur.”
“He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail. the rod: or, with the rod of his anger he shall be consumed”
“He who sows injustice will reap disaster, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.”
“He who sows wickedness reaps trouble, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.”
“He that soweth iniquity shall reap calamity; And the rod of his wrath shall fail.”
Consumed. Or beaten with the flail of God’s anger.
See here, 1. Wherein religion does very much consist—in humility and the fear of the Lord; that is, walking humbly with God. We must so reverence God's majesty and authority as to submit with all humility to the commands of his word and the disposals of his providence. We must have such low thoughts of ourselves as to behave humbly towards God and man. Where the fear of God is there will be humility. 2. What is to be gotten by it—riches, and honour, and comfort, and long life, in this world, as far as God sees good, at least spiritual riches and honour in the favour of God, and the promises and privileges of the covenant of grace, and eternal life at last.