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2: By flying - Secures itself from the fowler. Not come - Upon the
innocent person, but he shall escape from it like a bird.
4: According - So as to imitate his folly, by passionate or
reproachful speeches.
5: According - So as his folly needs and requires, convincing him
strongly, reproving him sharply, and exposing him to just shame.
6: Cutteth off the feet - Of his messenger; bids one go that wants
legs. Drinketh - Drinking, in scripture, frequently denotes the plentiful
doing or receiving of any thing.
7: The legs - Heb. the legs of the lame are lifted up, in going,
or in dancing, which is done with great inequality and uncomeliness.
So - No less incident are wise and pious speeches from a foolish and
ungodly man.
8: Bindeth - Whereby he hinders his own design of throwing the stone
out of it. So - No less absurd is he that giveth to a fool that honour
which he is not capable of using aright.
9: A thorn - As a thorn is in a drunkard's hand, which he cannot
manage cautiously, but employs to his own and others hurt.
So - As unprofitable, and, by accident, hurtful to himself and others.
10: Rewardeth - Will certainly give that recompence which is deserved
by fools and transgressors, by such as sin either thro' ignorance, or
wilfully.
14: Turneth - Moving hither and thither upon it, but not removing
from its place.
16: A reason - A satisfactory reason of ail their actions.
17: He - Who is going upon the way. With strife - In which he is
not concerned, nor any way obliged to meddle. That taketh - Exposes
himself to needless hazard.
18: And death - Any instruments of death.
23: Burning - With malice or hatred: A slanderous or evil tongue.
Dross - Such a tongue and heart are of no real worth, although sometimes
they make a shew of it, as dross does of silver.
26: Deceit - With false professions of love.
27: Rolleth - Up the hill with design to do mischief to some person.
