Whosoever hideth her, &c.— Whoso locks her up, locks up the winds, and he will take hold of oil with his hand. Wat. See Hiller Hierophut. p. 210. Houbigant renders it, He who will confine her at home may confine the wind; for whatsoever he shall seal with his hand [i.e. whatsoever her husband would wish to keep secret] she will bewray or divulge. The Hebrew is very obscure; He who hideth her, hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand shall cry out. "To attempt to keep such a woman in the house, is to attempt to restrain the wind: and as one cannot touch perfumed oil with the hand, but the odour will discover itself; so it is fruitless to endeavour to conceal the bad qualities of a quarrelsome woman; spite of all endeavours, she will discover herself." See Calmet and Schultens.
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Proverbs 27:16
16 Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, which bewrayeth itself.