Proverbs 20:14 It is naught, it is naught, said the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then he boasts. It was once proposed to the Duke of Wellington to purchase a farm in the neighbourhood of Strathfieldsaye, which lay near to his estate, and was therefore valuable. The Duke assented. When the purchase was completed, his steward congratulated him upon having made such a bargain, as the seller was in difficulties, and forced to part with it. "What do you mean by a bargain?" said the Duke. The other replied, "It was valued at £1,100, and we have got it for £800." "In that ease," said the Duke, "you will please to carry the extra £300 to the late owner, and never talk to me of cheap land again." (Home Words.) Parallel Verses KJV: It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.WEB: "It's no good, it's no good," says the buyer; but when he is gone his way, then he boasts. |
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