10. teach thee--
Job 6:24
had said, "Teach me." Bildad, therefore, says, "Since you want
teaching, inquire of the fathers. They will teach thee."
utter words--more than mere speaking; "put forth well-considered
words."
out of their heart--from observation and reflection; not merely, from
their mouth: such, as Bildad insinuates, were Job's words.
Job 8:11-13
embody in poetic and sententious form (probably the fragment of an old
poem) the observation of the elders. The double point of comparison
between the ungodly and the paper-reed is: 1. the luxuriant prosperity
at first; and, 2. the sudden destruction.
JFB.
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