Matthew Poole and continuators on Proverbs 30:19

19 The way of an eagle in the air, the way of a serpent upon a rock , the way of a ship in the midst of the sea , and the way of a man with a maid .

Either 1. The manner of her flight, which is exceeding high, and swift, and strong. Or rather 2. The way or part of the air through which she passeth, without leaving any print or sign in it, which though it be true of all birds, yet is here attributed to the Eagle, of whom this is more true, because she flies out of sight, where neither her body, nor any sign of it, can be discerned.

Where she leaves no impression, nor slime, nor token where she was, as she doth in softer bodies, and as Birds leave their Feathers there:

Which though at present it make a furrow, yet is speedily closed again.

Either 1. The various Methods and Artifices which young Men use to entice or persuade young Virgins, either to honest Love and Marriage, or to unlawful Lust and uncleanness. Or rather 2. The impure conversation of a man with one who go[illegible: 1+ letters]th under the name of a maid, but is not so in truth, which is managed with so much secrecy and cunning, that it can very hardly be discovered. Which exposition agrees best with the foregoing similitudes referred to it, and with the following verse.

Marginal references: Heb. heart.