350. * even the slightest provocation for inflicting harm upon one another, immediately the one rushes against the other, and they tear at each other, exactly as such mobs on earth. These do seem unified while plotting evil, and mobilize in camps; but as soon as the question of plunder arises, and occasion for doing harm, one rushes at the other. For inwardly, they hate each other, and only outwardly do they support their comrades. If comrade should see comrade inwardly, he would not see anything but plunderings - in fact, hatred against his companions. This hatred, however, does not break out as long as they are keeping company in pursuit of their plunderings, etc. There is an unbelievably great assortment of such in that earthly region; so it is "a multitude, which devours the land." 7129. They are said to be "men of stature" because they appear large, that is, to those whom they terrify. For they imagine they are large, because they strive to gain nothing less than the universe, and the power. And whenever they overcome someone, they believe it happened of their own powers, and they swell up over it, being most deeply ignorant of the fact that they have no powers whatsoever, except what is given, for reasons which the Word of God the Messiah speaks of. Such as the powers are, such also is the stature; for stature consists of powers. They are portrayed as giants because they all want, for various reasons, to be like people