Verse 9
9. The speedy death by the sword is better than the lingering death by famine.
pine away—literally, "flow out"; referring to the flow of blood. This expression, and "stricken through," are drawn from death by "the sword."
want of . . . fruits—The words in italics have to be supplied in the original (Genesis 18:28; Psalms 109:24).
Jod.
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