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Nox ubi transierit, solito celebratur honore, Separat indicio qui Deus arva suo. Termine, sive lapis, sive es defossus in agro Stipes, ab antiquis sic quoque Numen habes. Te duo diversa domini pro parte coronant; Binaque serta tibi, binaque liba ferunt.— Conveniunt, celebrantque dapes vicinia simplex; Et cantant laudes, Termine sancte, tuas. Tu populos, urbesque, et regna ingentia finis: Omnis erit, sine te, litigiosus ager. FAST. lib. ii., ver. 639. Here we find the owners of both fields bringing each his garland and libation to the honour of this god. They sung its praises, put on its top a chaplet of flowers, poured out the libation before it; and the inhabitants of the country held a festival in its honour. It was, in short, celebrated as the preserver of the bounds and territorial rights of tribes, cities, and whole kingdoms; and without its testimony and evidence, every field would have been a subject of litigation. Verse 29. He shalt not stand before mean men.] chashukkim, dark or obscure persons; men of no repute. + , "—Old MS. Bible. "Not amonge the symple people.”—Coverdale. The general meaning of the proverb is, "Every diligent, active man, shall be at once independent and respectable."
PROVERBS CHAPTER XXIII Sobriety in eating and drinking, especially at the tables of the great. Have no fellowship with the covetous. Remove not the ancient landmark. Children should receive due correction. Avoid the company of wine-bibbers. Obedience to parents. Avoid lewd connections. The effect of an unfeeling conscience. NOTES ON CHAP. XXIII Verse 1. When thou sittest to eat with a ruler] When invited to the table of thy betters, eat moderately. Do not appear as if half starved at home. Eat not of delicacies to which thou art not accustomed; they are deceitful meat; they please, but they do not profit. They are pleasant to the sight, the taste, and the smell; but they are injurious to health. These are prudential cautions; and should be carefully observed by all who would avoid the conduct of a clown, and desire to pass for a well-bred man. Verse 2. Put a knife to thy throat] Repress thy appetite, and do not be incontinent of speech. Eat, drink, and converse, under a check. Verse 4. Labour not to be rich] Let not this be thy object. Labour to provide things honest in the sight of God and all men; and if thou get wealth, do not forget the poor, else God's curse will be a canker even in thy gold. Cease from thine own wisdom.] binathecha, thy own understanding or prudence. The world says, "Get rich if thou canst, and how thou canst." Rem, si possis, recte; si non, quocunque modo rem; "Get a fortune honestly if thou canst; but if not, get one at all events." This is the devil's counsel, and well it is followed; but Solomon says, and God says, "Cease from thine own counsel." Thou hast an immortal soul, and shalt shortly appear before God. Lay up treasure for heaven, and be rich towards God. Verse 6. Of him that hath an evil eye] Never eat with a covetous or stingy man; if he entertains you at his own expense, he grudges every morsel you put in your mouth. This is well marked by the wise man in the next verse: "Eat and drink, saith he: but his heart is not with thee." Verse 8. The morsel which thou hast eaten] On reflection thou wilt even blame thyself for having accepted his invitation. Verse 10. Remove not the old landmark] See the preceding chapter, #Pr 22:28. Enter not into the fields of the fatherless] Take nothing that belongs to an orphan. The heaviest curse of God will fall upon them that do so.
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Nox ubi transierit, solito celebratur honore,<br />
Separat indicio qui Deus arva suo.<br />
Termine, sive lapis, sive es defossus in agro<br />
Stipes, ab antiquis sic quoque Numen habes.<br />
Te duo diversa domini pro parte coronant;<br />
Binaque serta tibi, binaque liba ferunt.—<br />
Conveniunt, celebrantque dapes vicinia simplex;<br />
Et cantant laudes, Termine sancte, tuas.<br />
Tu populos, urbesque, et regna ingentia finis:<br />
Omnis erit, sine te, litigiosus ager.<br />
FAST. lib. ii., ver. 639.<br />
Here we find the owners of both fields bringing each his garland and libation to the honour of<br />
this god. They sung its praises, put on its top a chaplet of flowers, poured out the libation before it;<br />
and the inhabitants of the country held a festival in its honour. It was, in short, celebrated as the<br />
preserver of the bounds and territorial rights of tribes, cities, and whole kingdoms; and without its<br />
testimony and evidence, every field would have been a subject of litigation.<br />
Verse 29. He shalt not stand before mean men.] chashukkim, dark or obscure persons;<br />
men of no repute. + , "—Old MS. Bible. "Not amonge the symple<br />
people.”—Coverdale.<br />
The general meaning of the proverb is, "Every diligent, active man, shall be at once independent<br />
and respectable."
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