the prince asketh] Isaiah 1:23. Hosea 4:18. Mic. 3. 11.
the great man] That is, the rich man that is able to give money, abstaineth from no wickednesse nor injury.
his mischievous desire] Heb. the mischiefe of his soul.
wrap it up] These men agree among themselves, and conspire with one consent to do evill: as by the twisting togethe of divers threads and strings men do make a strong rope.