Folds his hands - The envious man is here exhibited in the attitude of the sluggard (marginal references).

Eats his own flesh -…

Eats his own flesh.— Interpreters have usually taken these words metaphorically, as in Psalms 27:2, Isaiah 49:26, and M…

The fool foldeth his hands together. In order to get more sleep, or as unwilling to work; so the Targum adds, "he folds h…

Solomon notices the sources of trouble peculiar to well-doers, including all who labor with diligence and whose efforts are crowned with success. T…