How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? or how shall I defy, [whom] the LORD hath not defied?
Ver. 8. How shall I curse?] He had a good mind to it, but did not, because he durst not: God stood over him with a whip, as it were; the angel with a sword in his hand could not be forgotten by him. Virtus nolentium nulla est.
How shall I defy?] How easy a thing is it to wag a wicked tongue? to find good words in mouth of hell?