“juxta portas civitatis, in ipsis foribus loquitur, dicens :”
“She crieth at the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors.”
“Beside the gates to the city, at the entrances she cries out:”
“Beside the gates, at the entry of the city, at the entry doors, she cries aloud:”
“Beside the gates, at the entry of the city, At the coming in at the doors, she crieth aloud:”
Doors. Amid disputants, whose eagerness ought to convince us of the preference due to wisdom over all terrestrial concerns, ver. 10.
The will of God revealed to us for our salvation is here largely represented to us as easy to be known and understood, that none may have an excuse for their ignorance or error, and as worthy to be embraced, that none may have an excuse for their carelessness and unbelief.
Verses 1-11 The will of God is made known by the works of creation, and by the consciences of men, but more clearly by Moses and the prophets. The chief difficulty is to get men to attend to instruction. Yet attention to the words of Christ, will guide the most ignorant into saving knowledge of the truth. Where there is an understanding heart, and willingness to receive the truth in love, wisdom is valued above silver and gold.