The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked cometh in his stead.
Ver. 8. And the wicked cometh in his stead.] Thus it befell Haman, and Daniel's enemies, and those inhuman Edomites, Lam 4:21 and Herod with his hacksters. Acts 12:1,4 ; Act 12:21-23 It is "a righteous thing with God," 2Th 1:6-7 though to men it seem an incredible paradox, and a news by far more admirably [wonderfull] than acceptable, that there should be such a transmutation of conditions on both sides, to contraries. But thus it happens frequently. John Martin of Briqueras, a mile from Angrogne, in France, vaunted everywhere that he would slit the minister's nose of Angrogne. But, behold! himself was shortly after assaulted by a wolf, which bit off his nose, so that he died mad from it. a
a Acts and Mon., fol. 871.