Proverbs — Chapter 30

The words of the Gatherer.) Some Interpreters take thefe foure Hebrew words, Agur, Iache, Ithiel, and Vcal, conteined in this firft verfe, to be proper names of men. But the old Interpreter, whom S. Ierom approueth and foloweth, tranflated the fame words as noones appellatiues. And therefore we thinke it more probable, with S. Beda, and the common opinion, that there was no other auctor of anie part of this booke, befides King Salomon.

(e) things are vinfatiable,the fourth neuer fayth it fufficeth. 16. Hel, and the mouth of the matrice , & the earth whichis not {atished with water: but the fyre neuer faythit fufficeth, 17, The eie that (f) {eorneth his father, & that defpifeth the trauail of his mother in bearing him, let the rauens of the torrents pick it out,and the yong of thecagle cate it, 18, Three things are uard ro me, and of the fourth 1 am viterly ignorant,

‘he middes of the feaj, and (g) the way of aman in youth, 20, Suchisalfo the way of an adulterous woman, which eateth, and wyping her mouth fayth: 1 haue done no euil, Pp 3 21. By are to be pir- tied,and not ded to the afflided, (4)Foure exe-. rable vices: Ingratitude, ypocrifie, ‘Infolencie: ‘Oppreffion oF ‘the poore. ‘(e)Concupif- ‘cence of the ‘flesh, &-of the eves, /(e) Enuie , Lu- ixurie,Auarice, '& Ambition. Cf )Dishonour of parents sh ibe feucrely ‘punished. (gz) Yonemen folowing car- nal appetite, can no more c1¢ account oftheir a&tios, then of the waves which an eagle, a fer- pent and a. shrp hae pafled. {hy By thefe examples are commended fu cre vertues, Tadufirie, (Vradence, Concord.and Humilicie. {() Other foure ‘Fortitude, /Chaftiiie, {Order,and {aftice. ith) Fools ‘ouvht not to (gouerne, (1) Moderation is neceflarie in al aétions. Some fuppofe one Agur to be authour of this chapter. Bar it feemeth more probable taat only Selo- mon fs authour of this whole pooke, Why he is called Gathe- rer. iWhy God {futfereth here- ifieto reigne. ZI10 THE BOOK OF 21, By three things the carth is moued,and the fourth it cannot fufteyne. 22, By aferuant when he shalreigne : by a foole when he shal be filled with meate: 23. by anodious woman when she shal be taken in ma- trimonie : & by” 2 bond-woman when she shal be heyre to her miftreffe, 24, There are (4) foure the leaft things of the earth, and they are wifer harucft meate for themfelues:26.The leueret , a people not ftrong,which placeth his bed in the rocke: 27, The locuft hath no King ,.and they goe out al by their troops: 28. The ftellicn {tayeth on his hands,& tarieth in Kings houfes.29.(1) There are three things which goe wei,and the fourth that coeth happily. 30. The iyon, the ftrongeft of beafts shal feare at the meeting of none; 31. the cocke gyrded about the loines, and the ramune: alfo the King, again{ft whom none can refift,

A bond-woman when fhe fhal be heyre.) Of al things in this world, it feemeth moft abfurde, that herefie doth dominiere ouer Catholike religion; which God fometimes, and in fome places fuffereth, for the greater merite of his elect.

his hand vpon his mouth.33.And he tnat (/) {trongly preffeth the paps to wring out milke, {trayneth out butter, and he that violentiy clenfeth his nofe , wringeth out bioud:& he that prouoketh angers,bringeth forth difcords, ANNOTATIONS, Cuarrer XXX.