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Verse 1

1. younger—not the three friends (Job 15:10; Job 32:4; Job 32:6; Job 32:7). A general description: Job 32:7- :, the lowness of the persons who derided him; Job 32:7- :, the derision itself. Formerly old men rose to me (Job 32:7- :). Now not only my juniors, who are bound to reverence me (Leviticus 19:32), but even the mean and base-born actually deride me; opposed to, "smiled upon" (Leviticus 19:32- :). This goes farther than even the "mockery" of Job by relations and friends (Job 12:4; Job 16:10; Job 16:20; Job 17:2; Job 17:6; Job 19:22). Orientals feel keenly any indignity shown by the young. Job speaks as a rich Arabian emir, proud of his descent.

dogs—regarded with disgust in the East as unclean (1 Samuel 17:43; Proverbs 26:11). They are not allowed to enter a house, but run about wild in the open air, living on offal and chance morsels (Psalms 59:14; Psalms 59:15). Here again we are reminded of Jesus Christ (Psalms 59:15- :). "Their fathers, my coevals, were so mean and famished that I would not have associated them with (not to say, set them over) my dogs in guarding my flock."

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