9 Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the judge standeth before the door.



Ver. 9. Grudge not, &c.] ìç óôåíáæåôå , groan not, grumble not, grow not sour and sullen one to another.



Lest ye be condemned] As Sarah had been, if the Lord had come, as she desired him, to judge between her and her husband. The most guilty are commonly most querulous and complaining.



The judge standeth before the door] If the magistrate be present we may not offend another to defend ourselves. Ecce iudex pro foribus; therefore, Hold a blow, as we say.