24 (A)The steps of man are ruled by the Lord: how can a man then understand his own way?

25 It is a destruction for a man to [a]devour that which is sanctified, and after the vows to inquire.

26 A wise King scattereth the wicked, and causeth the [b]wheel to turn over them.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 20:25 That is, to apply it, or take it to his own use, which was appointed to God’s, and then inquire how they may be exempted from the fault.
  2. Proverbs 20:26 Which was a kind of punishment then used.

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