Be not righteous overmuch] Censure not good men, because God suffers them to be afflicted, v. 15. nor presume not to be wicked, v. 17. because wicked men prosper, v. 15. Keep both these instructions, so shalt thou shew that thou fearest God indeed, by avoiding both extremes of censoriousnesse, and profanenesse, v. 18. Psal. 37. and 73. Job 21. Jer. 12. 1, 2. destroy thy self] Heb. be desolate.