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Here begins another series of precepts.
drowsiness--the dreamy sleep of the slothful.
conies--mountain mice, or rabbits.
(See Introduction, Part I).
The sinner's infatuated rejection brings his ruin.
There must be earnest prayer and effort.
(Compare Pr 1:8; 3:3, &c.).
Such a thief is pitied, though heavily punished.
bed--a place for sleeping.
Even the mightiest fail to resist her deathly allurements.
You are mainly concerned in your own conduct.
(Compare Pr 2:18, 19; 7:27).
should he take, &c.--that is, the creditor.
Avoid the dangers of gluttony.
Same thought varied.
do...good--contribute good to him.
No work, however mean, if honest, is disdained.
Her conversation is wise and gentle.
That...way of good--that is, Such is the object of these warnings.
Her ways--such as she directs us to take.
The reason, God's eye is on you,
Their conduct graphically described;
The sin of covetousness marks the sluggard, as the virtue of benevolence the righteous.
The pleasure afforded the teacher by the pupil's progress is a motive to diligence.
The acute miseries resulting from drunkenness contrasted with the temptations.
A striking picture of the effects of sloth.
before--or, "in presence of," as courtiers stood about a king.
(Compare Pr 18:8).
(Compare Pr 20:16; 22:3).