- v. archaic Third-person singular present simple form of plead
- plead + -eth (Wiktionary) “A man" is in the Hebrew a poor man,
upon whom such unjust condemnations might be practiced with more
impunity than on the rich; compare Isa 29: 19, "the meek ... the
poor." him that reproveth -- rather, "pleadeth"; one who has a
suit at issue. gate -- the place of concourse in a city, where
courts of justice were held (Ru 4: 11; Pr 31: 23; Am 5: 10, 12).
just -- one who has a just cause; or, Jesus Christ, "the Just
One” “Elias? how he maketh intercession -- "pleadeth" against
Israel -- (The word "saying," which follows, as also the
particle” “Fat flesh is fit for naught but the flasher, nor is
there one point therein that pleadeth for praise.” “Seneca
pleadeth hard for poverty, and so did those lazy philosophers:
but in the meantime  he was rich, they had wherewithal to
maintain themselves; but doth any poor man extol it?” “Besides,
nihil in hac amoris voce subtimendum, there is nothing here to
be excepted at; love is