Job 9:17-18, Pro 20:17 | JFB | STEP | 16, 17. would I not believe that he had hearkened unto my voice —who breaketh me (as a tree stripped of its leaves) with a tempest.

Job 9:17-18

16, 17. would I not believe that he had hearkened unto my voice—who breaketh me (as a tree stripped of its leaves) with a tempest.

17. Bread . . . sweet—either as unlawfully (Pr 9:17) or easily obtained.

mouth . . . gravel—well expresses the pain and grief given at last.