Able Added Anymore Bad Burden Difference Discern Distinguish Drink Drinks Eat Eating Eats Eighty Evil Fourscore Hearken Listen Meat Pleasant Pleasure Servant Singers Singing Singing-men Singing-women Song Songstresses Taste To-day Trouble Voice Voices Wherefore Women Yet
19:35 I [am] this day fourscore years old: [and] can I discern between good and evil? can thy servant taste what I eat or what I drink? can I hear any more the voice of singing men and singing women? wherefore then should thy servant be yet a {p} burden unto my lord the king?
(p) He thought it was not fitting to receive benefits from him to whom he was not able to do service again.
19:35 I am, and c. - My senses are grown dull, and incapable of relishing the pleasures of a court. I am past taking pleasures in delicious tastes, or sweet musick, and other such delights. I am through age both useless and burdensome to others, and therefore most improper for a court life.
19:31-39 Barzillai thought he had done himself honour in doing the king any service. Thus, when the saints shall be called to inherit the kingdom, they will be amazed at the recompence being so very far beyond the service, Mt 25:37. A good man would not go any where to be burdensome; or, will rather be so to his own house than to another's. It is good for all, but especially becomes old people, to think and speak much of dying. The grave is ready for me, let me go and get ready for it.
Bad Burden Discern Drink Eat Eighty Evil Fourscore Good Hear Servant Singing Singing-Men Taste Voice Wherefore Women
Bad Burden Discern Drink Eat Eighty Evil Fourscore Good Hear Servant Singing Singing-Men Taste Voice Wherefore Women
