The point is the impossibility of concealment or restraint. A person cannot hide the wind, or clasp it in his hands. If he takes an ointment in his…

Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind— that is, you might as well try to stop the wind from blowing as seek to restrain he…

That is to say, if a man put sweet ointment on his hand, the smell of it would soon be perceived; so, if a woman is of a contentious, angry, quarre…

Whoever hides her hides the wind
Whoever attempts to stop her brawls and contentions, to repress and restrain them, …

The contentions of a neighbour may be like a sharp shower, troublesome for a time; the contentions of a wife are like constant rain.