John Trapp Complete Commentary - Job 12:21
Job 12:21 He poureth contempt upon princes, and weakeneth the strength of the mighty. Ver. 21. He poureth contempt upon princes ] Or nobles, or gentlemen, which are, or should be, free, bounteous, munificent benefactors ( ευεργεται ): if they be not Nedibim, but Nebalim, liberal, but churlish (see these opposed, Isa 32:5 ), it is just in God to pour contempt, to lay abundance of shame and scorn upon them, as sordid penny fathers, ignoble Euelios, poor-spirited men, the base brood, or rather... read more
John Trapp Complete Commentary - Job 12:20
Job 12:20 He removeth away the speech of the trusty, and taketh away the understanding of the aged. Ver. 20. He removeth away the speech of the trusty ] Or, of the eloquent, as Demosthenes, the most eloquent of the Greeks, being by them frequently sent as an ambassador to Philip, king of Macedonia, thrice stood speechless before him, and on thirty different occasions forgot those things which he had thought to have spoken, as Tzetzes testifieth (Chiliad 7). So Latomus, of Lovain, that apostate... read more