And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are:
Ver. 28. Things which are not] i.e. That are nought set by,1 Samuel 25:10. Thus shall ye say to him that liveth, that is, to him that is rich; for poor men are reputed as dead men. They have but prisoners' pittances, which will keep them alive, and that is all. Arrian upon Epictetus hath observed, that in a tragedy there is no place for a poor man, but only to dance.