“Qui abjicit disciplinam despicit animam suam ; qui autem acquiescit increpationibus possessor est cordis.”
“He that refuseth instruction despiseth his own soul: but he that heareth reproof getteth understanding. instruction: or, correction heareth: or, obeyeth getteth: Heb. possesseth an heart”
“He who ignores discipline despises himself, but whoever heeds correction gains understanding.”
“He who refuses correction despises his own soul, but he who listens to reproof gets understanding.”
“He that refuseth correction despiseth his own soul; But he that hearkeneth to reproof getteth understanding.”
Solomon had said in the foregoing verse that he who has not a large estate, or a great income, but a cheerful spirit, has a continual feast; Christian contentment, and joy in God, make the life easy and pleasant; now here he tells us what is necessary to that cheerfulness of spirit which will furnish a man with a continual feast, though he has but little in the world—holiness and love.