And it was [so], that when any man came nigh [to him] to do him obeisance, he put forth his hand, and took him, and kissed him.
Ver. 5. To do him obeisance.] But should men bow to a molten calf, because made of golden earrings?
And took him, and kissed him.] By a counterfeit courtesy, which, in high degree, easily ailureth men's minds, as do fair flowers, in the spring, the passengers' eyes.