Verse 17
17. He that loveth pleasure “Pastime,” (Geneva,) enjoyment, particularly of the appetite.
A poor man Literally, a man of want, a needy man.
Wine and oil Olive and other oils were used as articles of diet, and also prepared with spices and perfumed as an unguent; hence, wine and oil became emblems of luxury and delicacy. The structure of the original might lead us to read it thus: “The needy man, who is fond of enjoyment, who loves wine and oil, (luxurious and expensive living,) shall not become rich” shall not lay up wealth. On the use of oil as an unguent, compare Psalms 23:5; Psalms 45:7; Deuteronomy 28:40; Ruth 3:3; Matthew 6:17; Mark 14:3; Luke 7:46, etc.
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