For they [shall be] an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.
Ver. 9. For they shall be an ornament.] "A man's wisdom maketh his face to shine." Ecc 8:1 Tum pietate gravem, &c. a Oυ το χρυσος ουτε αδαμας ουτως αστραπτει. b Neither gold nor precious stone so glittereth, saith Plato, as the prudent mind of a pious person. Nothing so beautifies as grace doth. Moses and Joseph were "fair to God," Act 7:20 and favoured of all men. A crown of gold, a chain of pearl, are no such ornaments as are here commended.
a Virgil.
b Plato.