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1: Buildeth - Maintains and improves her family and estate.
Her hands - By her idleness or sin.
3: A rod - His insolent speeches as they are like a rod, offensive to
others, so, they make a rod for their own backs.
4: The crib - The stable is empty of food for cattle, and much more
for man. In the same sense cleanness of teeth is put for famine,(Am 4:6).
The strength - By their labours, or by diligence in husbandry, which then
was principally managed by oxen.
6: Findeth it not - Because he doth not seek it aright. That
understandeth - That is honest and pious.
8: His way - Consists not in vain speculations, but in a diligent
study of his duty, and of the way to eternal happiness. The folly - The
wit of ungodly men, which is really their folly, is employed only in
finding out ways of deceiving.
9: Favour - They find favour both with God and men.
10: Bitterness - The inward griefs and joys of mens hearts, are not
known to any but a man's self.
12: Right - There are some evil courses which men may think to be
lawful and good. The end - The event shews that they were sinful and
destructive.
13: In laughter - The outward signs of joy are often mixed with real
sorrow.
14: In heart - He who departs from God inwardly. Filled - With the
fruit of his ways, the punishment of his sins. Satisfied - From the pious
temper of his own heart, which cleaves to the Lord, he shall receive
unspeakable comfort.
15: The simple - A foolish man. Looketh - He orders his dealings
in the world with due circumspection, not considering so much what other
men say as what he ought to do.
16: Feareth - Trembles at God's judgments when they are either
inflicted or threatened. Rageth - Frets against God; or is enraged
against his messengers. Confident - Secure and insensible of his danger.
17: Foolishly - His passion hurries him into foolish speeches and
actions. Wicked devices - One who suppresses his passion, but meditates
revenge. Hated - Both by God and men.
18: Inherit - They possess it as their inheritance, holding it fast,
and glorying in it. Knowledge - The saving knowledge of God and of their
own duty.
19: The evil - Good men shall have the pre - eminency over the wicked.
20: Hated - Despised and abandoned.
21: Despiseth - That does not pity and relieve the poor.
23: The talk - Idle talking will bring a man to poverty.
24: Riches - They are a singular advantage and ornament to them.
But - As for rich fools, their folly is not cured, but made worse and
more manifest by their riches.
25: Souls - Such as are innocent, from false accusations.
27: To depart - To preserve men from destructive courses.
29: Exalteth - Heb. lifteth up, like a banner, makes it known and
visible to all men.
30: A sound heart - Free from envy and inordinate passions.
Is life - Procures and maintains the health and vigour of the body.
31: His maker - Whose image the poor man bears, by whose providence
he is made poor, and who hath declared himself to be their protector and
avenger.
32: Driven away - In his death, from God's favour and presence.
Death - In his greatest dangers and distresses, yea even in death itself.
33: Resteth - Is laid up and hid there. In the midst - In the
heart. Made known - They will publish in all times and companies.
35: Shame - Both to himself, by his foolish management of the king's
affairs, and to the king who made so foolish a choice of a servant.
