h 5; e: Look upon it with earneſtne(s andgreedy defire,cmploying the eyes of thy mind and Body about it, # Which hath no folid and ſetled keeing ; which is ours ## have, but not to hold; which 1s always upon the wing, and oft times gone inthe twinkling of an Eye, ſfothat the owner is frequent]y at a loſs, and cannot tell whe- ther he hath his Eſtate, or whether he hath loſt it. & Swiftly, ſtrongly, and irrevocably. We quickly loſe the ſight and poſſeſſion of them. Their flying away from'us is elegantly oppoſed to ou: © 7» Byes being ſer, or, as it isin the Hebrew, flying upon them in the
beginning of the verſe. : R ' 6 Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye
I, neither deſire thou his dainty meats. "Of the envious or covetous man, who ſecretly grudgeth thee the meat which he ſers before thee,as this Phraſe is uſed,Prov: 28:22: | Matth: 20! 15. as on the contrary a liberal man is ſaid to havea good Eye, Prov: 22: 9. : ] '2 For as he thinketh inchis heart, fo 5s he m: Fat and drink, faith he to thee, but his heart is not with
thee m You arenotto judge of him by his words, for fo he profcſſeth kindnelſs,as it follows,but,þy the conſtant remper of his mind, which he hath fully diſcovered to all that know him by the courſe of his Life. » He hath no fincere kindneſs to thee, but inwardly grudgeth thee that which he outwardly offers to thee. $ The morſel which thou haſt earen, ſhalt thou vo-
mit up 9, and loſe thy {weet words p. | :
o When thou perceiveſt his churliſh diſpoſition and carriage, his meat will be loathſom to thee and thou wiltſt wiſh either that thou hadſt never eaten it, or that thou couldeſt vomit it up again, þ Thy pleaſint diſcourſe wherewith thou didſt adorn his Table, and deſign both to'delight and profit him, is loſt, and of no effect to him, and thou wiltſt be ready to repent of it. :
9 * Speak not in the ears of a fool q: for he will de- ſpiſe the wiſdom of thy words 7. = * q Caſt not away good counſelsupon obſtinate and incorrigible ſin- nerss We have the ſame advice given, Matth: 75:6. 7 He will ſcoriifully reje& thy wiſe and good admonitions.
Io * Remove not the old ||land-mark ; and enternot into the fields of the fathe:leſs s: |
5 Either to take away their goods; or rather to poſſeſs their Lands, as this Phraſe js uſed, 2 Sam: 5.6.
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their cauſe with thee.
t Heb: their near kinſman, to whom it belongs to avenge their wrongs, and to r2cover and maintain their 1ights, of which ſee Lev: 25.25. Numb: 35: 12, Thus God is pleaſed to call himſelf,ro ſhew how much he concerns himſelf for the relief of oppreſſed and help- leſs Perſons. : ; :
12 Apply thine heart unto inſtruction s, and thine ears unto the words of knowledge.
« Content net thy ſelf with outward hearing or reading of it, but affeRionately receive it into thine heart, and lay it up there as choice Treaſure: : .
13 * With-hold not correftion from the Child : for ;f thou beateſt him with a rod, he ſhall not die x. _
x Itis a likely mean to prevent their corruption, and the de- - which commonly follows it, as the next verſe explains this.
I4 Thou ſhalt beat him with the rod,and ſhalt deliver his ſoul from hell. 15 My ſon, if. thine heart be wiſe, my heart ſhal re- joyce y, || even mine. tOr,vmT ? In the good ſucceſs of my counſels, and in thy Piety and Hap- wiil rejoyce. pine(s, which is as truly defirable and pleaſant to me, as my own. 16 Yea, my reins ſball rejoyce z,when thy lips ſpeak
right things.
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and with all my-ſou]. | | 17 * Let not thine heart envy finners a: but be thou «PG 7: 1: jn the fear of the LORD b all the day long c. 7 3» 3* Chap:3:31 ty ſtir thee up,cither to envy them, for to approve and imitate their ' $24. 1. &,;] courſes. 8Reverence the preſence of the Divine Majefty, and dread his power and juſtice,and rhoſe judgments which he hath pre- pared for finnercy and thou whilſt ſeeno cauſe to envy,bur rather to pity them. c Not only when thou art in trouble, but in all times and conditions- . : 18 *For ſurely there is an || end 4d, and thine expec- Ch:24:14 tation ſhall not be cur off e, (| Or, r d An expetted and happy end for ſach as f:ar God, which was war®. " required v: 17. Or, s reward, as this Hebrew word is rendred, Prov: 24: 20. e Thou ſhale certainly enjoy that good which thou ex- peQeſt, as the wickzd ſhall loſe that Happineſs which they enjoy.
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11 * For their redeemer 7 is mighty ; he ſhall plead!
z Iſhall rejoyce not only in ſhew and profeſſion, but inwardly ,
s Let not the conſiderationof their preſent impunity and proſperi--
5 XxX £3 19 Hear thou, my ſon, and be wiſe f, ard guide thine heart g in the way þ. | f Reſt not in hearing, but ſee that thou groweſt wiſer and better by it. g Order the whole courſe of thine affeQtio:s and ations. h In Gods way, oft called the way, as hath been obſerved before. 20 * Be not amonglit wine-bibbers /; among{t riotous ?Ih: 5:2, eaters Þ of fleſh. uk:21:34
; Avoid their converſation and company, left thu be either in- 3097-13
fected or injured by them. ur 2t For the drunkard and the giutton ſhall come to poverty : and drowlinefs & ihall cloth a man with rags,
k Immoderateſleep, and idleneſs, whach is as ready a way to Po« verty, as Gluttony or Drunkennels is.
22 * Hearken unto thy father that begat thee 7, and * cy, ,z/ deſpiſe not thy mother when ſhe is old . ;
{ And therefore deſires ard ſeeks thy good in :1] his counſels, mm When the infirmity ofage is added to. that of her ſex, whichis apt to bEreed contempr. : 4
23 * Buy » the truth o, and ſeil j* not.p; alſo wif. Ch:4:5,7 dom, and inſt-uction, and underſtanding 9.
2 Purchaſe ir upon any terms, ſpare no pains nor coft to get it; 0 The True and ſwing knowledge of Gods mind and will concerning your Salvation,and the way that leads to it. p Do not forger ir, nor forſake it for any worldly advantages, as ungodly men frequently do. - you may love and prattiſe the truth known and re- ceived.
24 * The father of the righteous ſhall preatly re- Joyce, and he that begetteth a wile c61d, ſhall have joy of him. .
25 Thy Father. and thy Mother ſhall be glad r, and ſhe that bare chee 5 ſhall rejoyce.