Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, which bewrayeth itself.
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Gill's Exposition
Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof,.... That takes care of a fig tree, either his own or another's, planted in his garden or vineyard; see Luk 13:6; who cultivates it, digs about…
Barnes' Notes
The point is the impossibility of concealment or restraint. A person cannot hide the wind, or clasp it in his hands. If he takes an unguent in his right hand, the odor betrays him, or it slips out.…
Here, as before, Solomon laments the case of him that has a peevish passionate wife, that is continually chiding, and making herself and all about her uneasy. 1. It is a grievance that there is no…
Cambridge Bible
Whosoever hideth&c. The verse is better rendered:
He that would restrain her restraineth the wind,
And his right hand meets with oil.
"She is as subtle as wind, as slippery as oil," Rel. Tr. Soc.…