14 He that [a]praiseth his friend with a loud voice, rising [b]early in the morning, it shall be counted to him as a curse.

15 A (A)continual dropping in the day of rain, and a contentious woman are alike.

16 He that hideth her, hideth the wind, and she is as the oil in his right hand that uttereth itself.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 27:14 Hebrew, blesseth.
  2. Proverbs 27:14 Hastily and without cause.

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