The north wind driveth away rain. — The marginal rendering is probably more correct: “The north wind bringeth forth rain;” but as this seems to be opposed to Job 37:22, it has been thought that the north-west, which is a rainy wind, must be intended here.
So doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue. — Rather, So doth a backbiting tongue (bring forth, or cause) troubled faces.