[518] The words in our version are: “He that observeth the wind shall not sow, and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.—Ecclesiastes xi. 1.
[519] Exact in the extreme. Point-de-vice was originally the name of a kind of lace of very fine pattern.
[520] “Appearances resembling virtues.”
[521] “A good name is like sweet-smelling ointment.” The words in our version are, “A good name is better than precious ointment.—Ecclesiastes vii. 1.
[522] “Disregarding his own conscience.”
[523] “To instruct under the form of praise.”
[524] “The worst kind of enemies are those who flatter.”
[525] A pimple filled with “pus,” or “purulent matter.” The word is still used in the east of England.
[526] The words in our version are: “He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.”—Proverbs xxvii. 14.
[527] In other words, to show what we call an esprit de corps.