Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways.
Ver. 31. Envy not the oppressor.] That grows rich by unjust quarrels and vexatious lawsuits. It is not for nothing surely that our Saviour, Luk 12:15 after "who made me a judge?" adds, "Take heed and beware of covetousness." Implying that most men go to law with a covetous or a vindictive mind; whereas if they will needs wage law, they should do it as Charles the French King made war with our Henry VII, "more desiring peace, than profit or victory." It should be with men in this case as it was with Augustine and Jerome in their disputations: it was no matter who gained the day, they would both win by understanding their errors.