Behold, every one that useth proverbs shall use [this] proverb against thee, saying, As [is] the mother, [so is] her daughter.
Ver. 44. Behold, every one that useth proverbs.] Omnis paraemiator paraemiabit. That is skilful at, and exercised in gibing and jeering; as was Socrates - called therefore ο Sκωπτων, the Scoffer - Democritus, Lucian, Sir Thomas Moore, Erasmus, &c.
Shall use this proverb.] This taunting proverb.
As is the mother, so is her daughter.] The birth followeth the belly. Kακου κορακος κακον ωον. Ill birds lay ill eggs. Qualis hera, talis ancilla, &c.