For man also knows not his time: as the fish that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare; so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falls suddenly upon them.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
With. Hebrew adds, "evil. "Net, (Montanus) or hook. (Haydock)
Them. They may use precautions; but, without God's aid, they will not succeed, Psalm cxxvi. 1. (Calmet)