If thou faint, &c.— The plain meaning is, "Thou art not a man of courage, if thou canst not bear adversity with an equal mind." Some, however, paraphrase it, "If adversity deject thee, and break thy spirit, thou wilt be so much the more unable to get out of it."
Related Commentaries of Proverbs 24:10
Proverbs 24:10
10 If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small.a