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They abhor me, they stand aloof from me, and don’t hesitate to spit in my face.
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ExplanationCommentary
Verse 10. Face. This most people explain literally; while some, ( Calmet.) as Job was herein a figure of Christ, ( Menochius. Matthew 26. Worthington.) think that the expression denotes the utmost contempt; (Saint Gregory and so forth) or that the people spit upon the ground ( Calmet.) for fear of contracting any infection; ( Bible.) and because lepers were held in the utmost abhorrence. Calmet.
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