That thou mightest fear the LORD thy God, to keep all his statutes and his commandments, which I command thee, thou, and thy son, and thy son's son, all the days of thy life; and that thy days may be prolonged.
Ver. 2. That thou mightest fear the Lord.] "Fear God and keep his commandments." Ecc 12:13 "Fear the Lord and depart from evil," Pro 16:6 "this is the beginning," Pro 1:7 and "end of all" Ecc 12:13 This is the whole of man, or as some read it, This is the whole man a (ibidem). It is a problem in Aristotle, Why men are credited more than any other creatures? The answer is, Man alone reverenceth God. b Deum siquis parum metuit, valde contemnit: huius qui non memorat beueficentiam, auget iniuriam: Not to fear God is to slight him; as not to praise him is to wrong him, saith an ancient.
a Hoc est enim totus homo.
b οπι θεονς νομιζει μονον. - Fulgentius.