Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those that are at ease, and with the contempt of the proud. Those that are at ease - The Babylonians, who, having subdued all the people of the neighboring nations, lived at ease, had none to contend with them, and now became luxurious, indolent, and insolent: they were contemptuous and proud.
Commentary on the Bible, by Adam Clarke [1831].