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V ers. 22. — Et bestiam terrae non formidabis. 49. Saepe in obitu percipiunt securitatem mentis. Callidus quippe adversarius bestia terrae dicitur, quia ad rapiendas mortis tempore peccatorum ani- mas violentia crudelitatis efferatur. Quos enim vi- ventes blandiens decipit, morientes saeviens rapit. Quo contra de electorum Ecclesia per prophetam Dominus pollicetur, dicens: Mala bestia non trans- ibit per eam ( Isai. xxxv, 9). Illi igitur terrae bestiam morientes timent, qui conditoris sui potentiam vi- ventes non timent. Sancti etenim viri quia divinae se formidini medullitus subdunt, omne de adventu ad- versarii pondus timoris abjiciunt. Hinc est enim quod Psalmista Dominum exorat, dicens:
第二十二節——「你必不懼怕地上的野獸。」49. 人往往在臨終時領受心靈的安穩。那狡詐的仇敵實在被稱為地上的野獸，因為在死亡之時，他以殘忍的暴烈變得兇猛，要攫取罪人的靈魂。原來他趁人活著時以諂媚欺哄，趁人臨死時以狂暴擄掠。相反地，主藉先知論到選民的教會應許說：「惡獸必不經過那裡」（賽三十五9）。所以，凡活著時不懼怕造物主大能的人，臨死時便懼怕地上的野獸。因為聖潔的人既從心底降服於敬畏神，就在仇敵來臨時卸下一切懼怕的重擔。故此詩人向主懇求說：
Verse 22. — 'And thou shalt not fear the beast of the earth.' 49. Often at their departure they receive security of mind. The crafty adversary is indeed called the beast of the earth, because at the time of death he is made savage with the violence of cruelty to seize the souls of sinners. For those whom while living he deceives by flattering, when dying he snatches away by raging. On the contrary the Lord promises through the prophet concerning the Church of the elect, saying: 'No evil beast shall pass through it' (Isa. 35:9). They therefore fear the beast of the earth when dying, who fear not the power of their Creator while living. For holy men, because they subject themselves inwardly to the fear of God, cast off all the weight of dread at the coming of the adversary. For hence it is that the Psalmist beseeches the Lord, saying:
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Ne quando rapiat ut leo animum meam ( Psal. vii, 3). Hinc rursus ait: Exaudi, Deus, orationem meam d cum tribulor, a timore inimici eripe animam meam ( Psal. lxiii, 1, 2). Viventes quippe perfecte timent judicem, ne morientes metuant accusatorem. Bene ergo dicitur: Et bestiam terrae non formidabis. Ac si aperte dice- retur: Quia a blandiente hoste modo non vinceris, hunc saevientem postmodum non timebis. Sed cum bene vivitur, valde cavendum est ne mens, despectis caeteris, de gloria singularitatis elevetur. Unde apte ad memoriam bonum sociale reducitur,.cum proti- nus subinfertur:
「恐怕他像獅子撕裂我的靈魂」（詩七2）。故此他又說：「神啊，求你聽我在患難中的祈禱，救我的性命脫離仇敵的驚恐」（詩六十四1-2）。因為人活著時完全敬畏審判者，臨死時就不畏懼那控告者。所以恰當地說：「你必不懼怕地上的野獸。」彷彿明明地說：因為你如今不被諂媚的仇敵所勝，日後便不懼怕他的狂暴。然而人行事既然美善，就當極力謹慎，免得心靈輕看他人，因獨特之榮耀而自高。故此，交誼之美德被適切地帶回記憶，接著立刻附加說：
'Lest at any time he seize my soul as a lion' (Ps. 7:2). Hence again he says: 'Hear, O God, my prayer when I am in trouble; deliver my soul from the fear of the enemy' (Ps. 64:1-2). For while living they perfectly fear the Judge, that when dying they may not dread the accuser. Rightly therefore is it said: 'And thou shalt not fear the beast of the earth.' As if it were openly said: Because now thou art not overcome by the flattering foe, thou shalt afterwards not fear him raging. But when one lives well, great heed must be taken lest the mind, despising others, be lifted up by the glory of singularity. Whence fittingly the good of fellowship is brought back to remembrance, when at once there is subjoined: