He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain [persons is] void of understanding.
Ver. 11. He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied, &c.] This is true of all other lawful callings, manual or mental, - the sweat of the brow or of the brain. Sin brought in sweat, Gen 3:19 and now not to sweat increaseth sin. Men must earn their bread before they eat it, 2Th 3:12 and be diligent in their callings to serve God and men, themselves and others, with the fatness and sweetness thereof, and then they have a promise they shall be fed. Psa 37:7
But he that followeth vain persons, &c.] It is hard to be a good fellow and a good husband too. Qui aequo animo malis immiscetur, malus est, saith one, He that delights in bad company cannot be good.