30 Since they would not accept my advice
and spurned my rebuke,
31 they will eat the fruit of their ways
and be filled with the fruit of their schemes.
NIV
PCDC Commentary
If you reject the wisdom and conviction of God,
you will suffer the results of your actions.
6 Let beer be for those who are perishing,
wine for those who are in anguish!
7 Let them drink and forget their poverty
and remember their misery no more.
NIV
PCDC Commentary
Beer and wine can temporarily
relieve the anguish and misery of the poor.
Let them drink in peace.
Bottoms Up!
15 “The leech has two daughters.
‘Give! Give!’ they cry.
NIV
PCDC Commentary
Classically speaking:
The leech is a blood-sucker.
The two daughters are Avarice and Ambition.
Avarice is Covetousness or Greed.
Ambition is self-centered desire to accomplish something.
Avoid surrendering to Avarice or Ambition.
9 If a wise person goes to court with a fool,
the fool rages and scoffs, and there is no peace.
NIV
PCDC Commentary
A contentious fool destroys the neutrality of the court.
A reasonable argument avoids contention.
8 Like a bird that flees its nest
is anyone who flees from home.
NIV
PCDC Commentary
Deserting your family is cowardly and foolish.
God designed the nuclear family
as the foundation of society.
