And he dwelleth It should rather be translated, But he dwelleth in desolate places. This is fitly opposed to the prosperity last mentioned, and is the beginning of the description of his misery, which is continued in the following verses. Which are ready to become heaps Which are ready to fall, and to be turned into heaps of stones. He shall not be rich He shall not remain rich, but shall become poor. Neither shall his substance continue He shall lose what he had gotten. Neither shall he prolong the perfection thereof The perfection of his substance, or that complete estate and glory which he had attained, shall not be continued to him and his posterity. Or, neither shall their perfection (that is, that prosperity, wealth, and power, wherein they placed their perfection or happiness) spread itself, or be spread abroad; but shall be diminished and taken away. It is a metaphor from a tree. See Job 8:16.

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