And he said unto them, What have I done now in comparison of you? [Is] not the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abiezer?
Ver. 2. What have I done now in comparison of you?] By a soft answer he pacifieth their wrath. Proverbs 17:1 ; Pro 25:15 Milk quencheth wildfire: oil, saith Luther, quenches lime, which water kindles. Hard to hard, will never do well: but you may break a flint upon a cushion; a bullet if it light upon a wool sack, dieth there. "Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath." Rom 12:19 Howbeit some men are as nettles: handle them gently, they sting you; handle them hard, and they will do you no hurt.