1883 Haydock Douay Rheims Bible
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| Job 30:10 | They abhor me, and flee far from me, and are not afraid to spit in my face. | Face. This most people explain literally; while some, (Calmet) as Job was herein a figure of Christ, (Menochius; Matthew xxvi.; Worthington) think that the expression denotes the utmost contempt; (St. Gregory, etc.) or that the people spit upon the ground (Calmet) for fear of contracting any infection; (Haydock) and because lepers were held in the utmost abhorrence. (Calmet) |