thou makest] Though thy open plagues light not upon him, yet thy secret curse continually fretteth them. his beauty to consume away] Heb. that which is to be desired in him to melt away. The word signifieth, all that is desirable in him, as health, force, strength, beauty. like a moth] Suddenly, as a moth is crushed, Job 4:19. or, insensibly, as a moth devours a garment, Job 13:28. Hosea 5:12. surely every man is vanity] Though in a naturall course man discerns not himself to be vanity, yet when Gods anger lay hold on him, it appears what he is. He alludes to the names of Adam and Abel, as also Psalms 144:4.