Coincidences with descriptions of events in the Pentateuch and
the Psalms, and with sentiments expressed in the Proverbs, are fairly
numerous. 12. πράκτορες] Vulg. exactores. There are two similar roots in
Heb., ABBREV and ABBREV meaning respectively ‘be with young’ and
unjustly,’ ‘ill-treat.’ The former is preferable here, the sense resembling
ver. 4; but Lxx. have rendered as from the latter. καλαμῶνται,
‘glean,’ almost in sense of English ἀπαιτοῦντες] Heb. ‘women.’ One discrepancy in the mm. is often
followed by more, a wrong idea of the context perhaps influencing the
translator. Here it looks as if ABBREV ‘and women,’ had been
with ABBREV ‘oppressors’ just above, the parallel ‘children’ having
been lost. μακαρίξοντες] Vulg. qui te beatum dicunt: the Heb. meaning either
‘guide,’ ‘lead,’ or ‘call happy,’ Gen. xxx. 13. The former is probably
right, and generally adopted. Cf. ix. 16. ῥύσασθε, i. 17, represents the
same word. ταράσσουσιν] Ηeb. ‘swallow up,’ the root, perhaps, of the name

 
‘Balaam.’ ABBREV The LXX. gives an easy paraphrase; the
more likely suggests obliterating a track. Vulg. viam gresmum tuorum
’pant. Govett suggested that not. read ABBREV .