Verse 12
12. In the gate The usual place of courts, trade, and business, and hence of large gatherings of the people.
Speak against me I am the common theme of talk and criticism, and men freely give utterance to their unfriendly opinions.
Song of the drunkards Drinkers of שׁכר , ( shekar,) strong drink. This is the last and lowest lodgment of a dishonoured name. The drunkard’s song knows nothing below it in the description of the vile.
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