22
He followed her immediately, as an ox goes to the slaughter, as a fool stepping into a noose.
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Verse 22. Lamb. Prot. “fool to the correction of the stocks,” ( Bible.) or “like a shackle (ábs.) for the chastisement of a fool.” Mont.—Interpreters have read different words. Calmet.—Sinners who have given way to temptations, are as inconsiderate as oxen, or birds which hasten to their own ruin. Worthington.
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