World English Bible
"restraining her is like restraining the wind, or like grasping oil in his right hand."
— Proverbs 27:16, World English Bible
“Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, which bewrayeth itself.”
“He that would restrain her restraineth the wind; And his right hand encountereth oil. ”
“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 when he puts up collateral for a stranger. Hold it for a wayward woman!
He who blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be taken as a curse by him.
A continual dropping on a rainy day and a contentious wife are alike:
restraining her is like restraining the wind, or like grasping oil in his right hand.
Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens his friend's countenance.
Whoever tends the fig tree shall eat its fruit. He who looks after his master shall be honored.
As water reflects a face, so a man's heart reflects the man.