And according to a sad but noble law, which operates widely, what was best in Egypt worked with Him for the punishment of its own evil race.
"The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Exodus"
G. A. Chadwick
For there is a certain natural solidarity in things as they are, only being under no rational control, it operates as a wild natural force, as a kind of fate destroying all rational freedom and all rational responsibility in economic affairs.
"Contemporary Socialism"
John Rae
How it operates for others is of the essence of the mystery which enfolds him.
"A Handbook to the Works of Browning (6th ed.)"
Mrs. Sutherland Orr