Arrows enamored of his Heart－1
Forgot to rankle there
And Venoms he mistook for Balms
disdained to rankle there－
Forgot to rankle there
And Venoms he mistook for Balms
disdained to rankle there－
(F.1635/J.1629)
[1] Arrows:: God's test and Satan's strike on Job. "For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, the poison whereof drinketh up my spirit: the terrors of God do set themselves in array against me." (Job 6:4)
[2] rankle there:: to cause a venomous wound in Job's heart.
[3] Venoms, Balms:: malicious acts against Job who took them as God's will.
[4] rankle there:: to cause pain on his body and family. Job's seven sons and three daughters died in the test. God gave him another seven sons and three daughters.