A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.
A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.
As a troubled fountain, and a corrupted spring,'so is a righteous man that giveth way before the wicked.
Like a troubled fountain and a dirty spring, is an upright man who has to give way before evil-doers.
A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a turbid fountain, and a corrupt spring.
Like a muddied spring, and a polluted well, so is a righteous man who gives way before the wicked.
As a troubled fountain, and a corrupted spring, so is a righteous man that giveth way before the wicked.
Falling down before - i. e., Yielding and cringing. To see this instead of stedfastness, is as grievous as for the traveler to find the spring at which he hoped to quench his thirst turbid and defiled.
25:26 Falling - When righteous men are oppressed by the wicked, the state of that common - wealth is as deplorable, as if the publick fountains were corrupted.