Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men.
Ver. 17. Recompense to no man] In reason, revenge is but justice; Aristotle commends it, the world calls it manhood; it is doghood rather. The manlier any man is, the milder and more merciful, as David, 2 Samuel 1:12, and Julius Caesar, who wept over Pompey's head presented to him, and said, Non mihi placet vindicta, sed victoria, I seek not revenge, but victory.