George Leo Haydock, on Neh 5:16

“Moreover I built in the work of the wall, and I bought no land, and all my servants were gathered together to the work.”

“Wall, pleading no exemption, but making my servants work. (Calmet) — Though no particular portion was assigned to him, he helped all. (Tirinus) — No land, as I might have done, on advantageous terms. (Haydock) — Rare example of disinterestedness! He praises himself without vanity, only to induce others to follow the same course. So Moses, David, St. Paul, and others acted, Numbers xii. 3., &c.”

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.