Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, [which] bewrayeth [itself].
Ver. 16. Whosoever hideth her, hideth the wind,] i.e., One may as soon hide the wind, or hold it from blowing, as hide her shame, or hush her brawling. The wife should make her husband her covering, when she is abroad especially; but many wives are so intemperate and wilful, that a man may as well hide the wind in his fist, or oil in his clutch fist, as his wife's infirmities. Let this be marked by those that venture upon shrews, if rich, fair, well descended, in hope to tame them and make them better.