Matthew Poole and continuators on Ecclesiastes 10:17

17 Blessed art thou, O land, when thy king is the son of nobles , and thy princes eat in due season , for strength and not for drunkenness .

Not so much by Birth, as even the worst of Kings commonly are, and have been, as by their noble and worthy dispositions, and endowments, and carriages; for such an one is opposed to the Child in the former verse. Sons of nobles are put for noble persons, as the sons of men for men, and the sons of physicians for physicians.

So as may further and not hinder their main business.

To refresh and strengthen their Natures, that they may be fit for action and business.

Not only nor chiefly to please their pala[illegible: 1+ letters]es, and indulge themselves in sensuality.

Marginal references: Prov. 31. 4.