It shall devour patches of his skin: even the firstborn of death shall devour his strength.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
First-born denotes the best, or the worst. (Haydock)
Death. Hebrew, "of death "the devil, or a premature death, and most cruel enemy. (Calmet)
Septuagint, "But death devours his most beautiful things. "(Haydock)