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Pro_20:26 A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them.
Ver. 26. A wise king scattereth the wicked.] Drains the country of them by his just severity, yet with due discretion, as appears by the latter words, "and bringeth the wheel over them," compared with Isa_28:27-28. The Turks’ justice will rather cut off two innocent men, than let one offender escape. {a} The Venetians punish with death whosoever shall misappropiated a penny of the public money to his own private profit. {b} Durescite, durescite, o infaelix Lantgravic, said the poor smith to the Landgrave of Thuring, that was more mild than was for his people’s good. The sword of justice must, I confess, be furbished with the oil of mercy; but yet there are cases wherein severity ought to cast the scale.
{a} Blunt’s Voyage, p. 12.
{b} Zevecat. in Observ. Polit.