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Tuesday, November 5th, 2024
the Week of Proper 26 / Ordinary 31

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Verse 1

Judge. Greek, "instruct." (Challoner) --- The example of rulers is very powerful. (Worthington)

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Therein. Regis ad exemplum totus componitur orbis. (Claud.) --- As a whole city is infected with the vices of princes, so it may be corrected by their good behaviour, (continentia.) (Cicero, Leg. 3.)

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Verse 3

Rulers. All who wish to live under just kings, Proverbs xxix. 4.

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Verse 4

It, as he did David, Job xxxiv. 30., and Daniel ii. 20. (Calmet)

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Verse 5

The scribe. That is, the man that is wise and learned in the law. (Challoner) --- It also denotes an officer, Judges v. 14. God must give light and success. (Calmet)

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Verse 6

Injury, out of revenge. (Haydock) (Leviticus xix. 18.) --- "Cæsar used to forget nothing but injuries." (Cicero, Ligar.) --- This at least is the character of a great man. (St. Augustine, ep. 138., and 54.)

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Verse 7

Men. It invades the rights of the former, and disturbs the repose of mankind. --- All. Greek is obscure, "and from both proceeds injustice;" (Calmet) or, "it shall act unjustly." (Haydock) --- Pride attacks both God and man. (Grotius)

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Verse 8

Deceits. Hence kingdoms are changed. (Worthington) --- The ambition and luxury of subjects (Cato) and the negligence of the rulers, bring on confusion. (St. Augustine, City of God v. 13.)

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Verse 9

Man. The desire of plunder, or of glory, occasions revolutions. (Haydock) --- Covetousness is the root of all evils, and causes people to abandon the faith, 1 Timothy vi. 10. (Worthington)

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Verse 10

Bowels, and would have no compassion for others or for himself. Some Greek copies leave out as far as sale, but Grabe replaces the omission from the Complutensian.

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Verse 14

Beginning, or summit; Greek: arche. (Calmet) --- Thus Lucifer and Adam fell by pride. (St. Augustine, City of God xii. 6.) All sin, being a contempt of God, springs from pride, (Prosper. contemp. iii. 3.) and from an inordinate self-love. (Calmet)

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Verse 15

Sin, because man abandons God’s law, and falls into all misery. (Worthington) --- The proud easily yield to all sorts of iniquity. (Menochius)

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Verse 16

Disgraced. Greek, "hath taken an exemplary vengeance, and hath," &c. (Haydock) --- Them, as he did the giants, Sodom, Nabuchodonosor, &c.

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Verse 17

Stead. Luke i. 52. (Calmet) --- "Thales being asked what was difficult to be seen; replied, a tyrant grown old." (Laertius 1.)

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Verse 18

Nations, the Chanaanites, who submitted to the yoke: or rather the Hebrews. (Calmet) --- Greek, "instead of them."

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Verse 19

Foundation: overturning Sodom, Babylon, and even Jerusalem, for their sins. (Calmet)

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Verse 25

CHAPTER X.

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Verse 28

Wise. When Diogenes was exposed to sale, and asked what he could do, he answered, "I know how to command free men." (Laertius 6.) --- Joseph and Daniel obtained authority by their wise conduct. (Calmet)

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Verse 31

Desert. Let not avarice deprive thee of the necessities of life, nor do any thing beneath thy dignity, Luke xxi. 19.

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Verse 33

Glorified. Greek, "honoured on account of his knowledge, and the rich is, " &c. (Haydock)

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Verse 34

And. Greek omits this sentence: (Calmet) yet Grabe has, And the man who is without honour in wealth, how much more so will he be in poverty? (Haydock) (Ecclesiastes vii. 12.)

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Bibliographical Information
Haydock, George Leo. "Commentary on Wisdom of Solomon 10". "Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary". https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/eng/hcc/wisdom-of-solomon-10.html. 1859.

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