“gallus succinctus lumbos ; et aries ; nec est rex, qui resistat ei.”
“A greyhound ; an he goat also; and a king, against whom there is no rising up. greyhound: or, horse: Heb. girt in the loins”
“a strutting rooster; a he-goat; and a king with his army around him.”
“the greyhound, the male goat also; and the king against whom there is no rising up.”
“The greyhound; The he-goat also; And the king against whom there is no rising up.”
Loins. It rules, and is even terrible to lions. (Pliny x. 21.) — The terms of the original are found nowhere else, and some understand the horse, the bee, and a soldier in arms. (Calmet) — Whom. Hebrew, “and Alkum with him.” (Montanus) — But we know no animal or king of this name; and it may imply, “in the midst of his court,” or “assembly.” (Chaldean) Some Latin copies read, Et Rex, nec est qui resistat ei, (Sixtus V.) which is more conformable to the Hebrew, (Calmet) and is here translated, though the Vulgate read, Nec est rex qui, &c. These four emblems (Haydock) denote fortitude, chastity, order, and justice.
II. A caution to us to keep our temper at all times and under all provocations, and to take heed of carrying our resentments too far upon any occasion, especially when there is a king in the case, against whom there is no rising up, when it is a ruler, or one much our superior, that is offended; nay, the rule is always the same.