The Pulpit Commentary — Proverbs — Section 495

auwer him that reproaoheth me (P1, 0111. vltuporao&lum ot aclnlantium: 1<1d plu• 4i2; oomp. P1. 011vll. II; Eoola1. 111. 2). J>ro10C1ultur Jln,ru" 1Mlul11torl1, 1,011m miu1111 If tho pupil clhl not aho" wladom aod moru- pro1oout.orl1." "Woo unto yo11, 1al,I Ubrl1t llty in l1l1 oonduot, tho lonohor would loour (Luko TI. 20), "'ll'hon all mon 1111111 1po11k blamo for tho oppMont failure ot hi• oduon- wall or you." •• Do I aook to plo1uo men?" tloo; whoroa.1 tl10 high t.ooo or tho dl10lplo n1k0<l At. 1'11111 (Oal. I. 10): ·• r11r lr [ Y"t might bo opponlo,I to 111 o J>J'()()r nf U10 morlt plunaoJ mon, I ■ hould oot IM.> tho IIC)rv11nt of ond offloaoy or tho tutor'• dlaolJ>llno. Ou Ohrl1t." tho :other lumd, tho ovll clolngs or 1Iobrow1 Vora, 111 and 10 form a t.etraatioh on Uu1 orteo mu.do tho Nnmo or 00<l to bo blu.1- 1uhjoct ur the tarm11gant 'll'lfa. phomod 11mong tho Oontllo1; dn•t u.1 now11• i1ny1 tho lnoon•lalont llvoa or hrl1tlan1 oro Vor. 111.-'rhn ■ lngln lino or thn 1aoon,I tho gr~ntoMt lmpNllmont to tho 11100011 or olnn ■ o of oh. xlx. 13 I■ hore formed Into mlaalouury ofTnrta lo huuthou oou11trl01. St. a Jlatloh, A oontinwal dropping ln II very Joromo hna, Ut z1011l1 er11prob11nU rr.,pontl~ra rain:, daJ, "A tl11y or vlolont r11lu," 1'1il? tni·mm1nm. Ho Hopt1111gl11t, "And ro11101·0 (1<1grlr) 1 llhlnh wor,I 000111'11 nowhoro ol•o In t'rmn thyeolf ropro11ohtul words," llnt tho tho Ofo 'l'u.t,110011t. And a 001ltentiou1 Hr■ t puraon la lu nooordnnoo with thu woman are llll.ko, 'l'hn wortl rondnrucl " 1\1'1\ llobrow, 11111,n" (nWl!fl) 11 u1ually t.Akon to b11 thn Vor, 12.-A ropollUon of oh. 1111. 3. 'l'ho thlr,I porf..11lthp, from n•II: but tbo hu•t• 1011 tonori Id 111y11doto11, Vur. 111.-A ropotlUon of oh.11, 10. Tho nHt11hll•ho1l rnmllng, nuoor,llng to Hltzlg, LXX., whluh 0111lta tlila J>IIB~ugo In Ila l>ollt1.1oh, 11nd Now11olc, I• n1i;,'1'1, whloh I• propor plooo, horo tmnalotoH, "Til.ko awuy r,,gnr,loil 111 n nlph. with u tmnBpo•ltlon or hi, gnl'muut, for 11 1ooruor pouod by, who• 00111m11111t1 fnr n~,'1'I· Soptn11glnt, "OropN ovnr lny11 wnato 1111nlhor'1 good,." of rnln clrlvo o. m1111 out of hi• ho11•11 on " Vor. H.-Ho that blmoth hl1 frion4 with 11.ormy 111\y," 'l'ho 111-oonNlrnnLn,I r,w,r. or a loud voloo, riling oar!:, ln tho mornln1, Bnetorn hou101 woru vory 111bjoot tu lrnl<ul{•', Whu.t 11 11101111t 11 oato11t11tlo111 1nlut1\tlon, bolng ll11t 11111I fnrmoil or J1•>rm1• 11111t.,rl11l. whloh put• lt1olr forw11r<l In ordor to 1t11nd v,,r. l0.--Who1oovor hldoth hor hldoth wall wlth 11, p11tro11, 11011 lo bo l>uforul111111l tho wlnd, Whoovur lrh,1 to r,••tmln " with othor eorvllo oorupotltor1 for f11vour. 1hrowl1h wom1111, or lo co11111ml lwr 1'1,1111•. Juvonu.l 111tlrlzod 1uou p11r111ltlo11l otru,1011 might 111 woll nttompt to 001111110 t,hn wln,I (' B11t.,' V, 10)- or to 11hnolc It• vlnlonoo. And tho olntmont of hi1 right hind, whh,h bowraJoth lt•<•lt'. 11 H11bot 'l'robl111, pro11tor quoll ruwporo Ifo might I\N woll try to hhlo thn nlntn11111t 10m1111111 whloh Mlg11llln1 ltH pro101100 hy lh1 rnlonr. Doboot ot llgul111 dlmlttoro, 101llolt11a, no llut th11ro l1 no "whloh" In thn nrll{innl, 'fota 111lut11l'l1 jnm turb11 porogorlt orbem, whlnh r1111N lllnr11lly, "hlN rll(ht h1\111I rnlll• Bhlurlb111 il11bll1, u.ut tllo temporo, qno 110 oil," or, '' oil mont1 hi• l'lght l111n,I." 'l'ho Frlgl,h, olro1111111gu11t 11lgrl 1urr11oa Bootw," l'ormnr 11111ppn101l to 111111111 tl111t ho I~ h111't Tho" loud volco" lnlhn11to1-tho lmportuU11to In tho atrul(glo to oot•roo tho vlxnn, n111I n11t11l'O or 1uoh publio trumputlng or g1·11LI• 11oml1 olntmont to hm1l hla wonml; lint thn tmlo, 111 tho " rl1h>K u11rly" dunoto■ IL• h1ttor 1ae1111 tho rorrunt rn1ulnrlug, 1m1I tho h1011portu110 1111d tooth,11 l111l1to11oy, whlnh mm111lng thnn l1 tl111t, If ho trl11• t.o hnl,I 11r l•llllUOt w11lt l'or II OC.'IIVOU!out UJIJ>Ortnnlty ltnp hlN wlfo, ■ ho ,1~oupo1 him Hirn Urn nil for It.a duo oxpros■ lnn, It ■hall bo oountod whfoh vou try In v11l11 to l1onl> In yonr l111nd. a ourao to him. 'fho l'Ooolvur of thl■ N<mllil An oh\ mlngo H11y1 U111t L1m·n uro thrno 11,1l11l11t.lo11 1 111111 111,luu1l nil tho by1h111,lor1 1 thlngR whlnh 111\IIIJUt Im hhli1<111 1 lmt 11lw11yd wo11l1l J111t 111110o11 bo 011rNu1l by tlio 1mr111ltu botn1y thomN11lvo1, viz. 11 wnm1lll, tho wl111I, 111 blo11od 111 t.hl■ olfon■ lvo 11111nuor. '1'hl1 11n1I olntmont. '!'ho LXX. 1111a r1111<1 !ho el11111oroua out.pouring of grnUt111l0 11 not Hobrow ,lltfornntly, t.r11111l11t.l11g, "'!'ho 11orth- acouJ>tod 111 a 1·oturn by t.ho bo11ufonl.nr; ho wl111I 11 hnrah, hul. hy 111uuo It IH m,lln<I 1001 tbo mo1111 mollvu ■ by whloh It I ■ dlu- h1olcy (41r1Bl(rnr):" i.a. hnn111110 It. olu11r1 tl1<1 &t\tocl-10lC-lntoru1t, hopo or futuro bonollt■ ■ky 11ml lntrrnlnooa Um• wo11thor, 'l.'hn -u.ud ho holds it 11,1 uho11p u.1 hn wouhl tho Syrla.u, Aqutl11, 111111 SynnnaohnM huv,1 OllrNUI or 1uoh O ponon. 'l'ho 111111111100 ur adoptod tho immo ro111llng. 111oh ll11ttory 11 montlo11u1l by E11rlplJc1, Vor, 17.-Iron 1harponeth iron, 'rhn 'Oro1t.,' 1101- provorb lln11l1 with tho lnll11011uo whloh mun havo upon ono 11nothor. lo a man 1h11rpeneth nca.lO"op,111 O"' alv&lv, 41ul the oounten11noe of hl1 friend. Bo tho Vulgul"', Ddpo, "' ,rA,, .,,;a• 4crrlv, 11lvti0"0111 Alru,, Homo flllJctou{t /oaiffl amio, 1ui, 'l'he aotlon • Dno 1unt gonom pr011ooutor11m," 1111y1 Bt. of the Illa 11 prob11hly numn, (1 Bnm. xiii. Auguatl no (' In Pilalm.,' al:x,), "11ullloot 21); 1,11d thu wrltur 111111101 Iron a• I1,.,  SIS THE PROVERBS. Corr. x.xvu. 1-27.