American Standard Version
"He that would restrain her restraineth the wind; And his right hand encountereth oil. "
— Proverbs 27:16, American Standard Version
“Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, which bewrayeth itself.”
“restraining her is like restraining the wind, or like grasping oil in his right hand.”
“Whoever contains her has contained the wind or can grasp oil with his right hand.”
“He that retaineth her, is as he that would hold the wind, and shall call the oil of his right hand.”
“He who keeps secret the secret of his friend, will get himself a name for good faith.”
“Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, which bewrayeth itself.”
Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; And hold him in pledge that is surety for a foreign woman.
He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, It shall be counted a curse to him.
A continual dropping in a very rainy day And a contentious woman are alike:
He that would restrain her restraineth the wind; And his right hand encountereth oil.
Iron sharpeneth iron; So a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
Whoso keepeth the fig-tree shall eat the fruit thereof; And he that regardeth his master shall be honored.
As in water faceanswerethto face, So the heart of man to man.