Happy [is] the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate.
Ver. 5. Happy is the man that hath his quiver] That is, his house, full of them, so they be good children; for else to be childless is a mercy, it is ευτυχης ατυχια, a blessed misery, saith Euripides; and Aristotle concludeth that πολυγονια is no blessing, unless it be ευγενεια, that is, to have a numerous issue, unless they be virtuous.
They shall not be ashamed] Neither father nor children, se enim illi mutuo muniunt ac firmant, they help each other.
But they shall speak with the enemies] Periment, saith Tremellius, they shall foil them, and nonsuit them.