John Trapp on Proverbs 14:24

Verſ. 24. The crown of the wiſe is their riches] An ornament, an incouragement in well-doing, and an inſtrument of doing much good, if God give an heart thereto: for quid cervo ingentia cornua cum, deſit animus? To what end is a treaſure, if a man have loſt the Key that leads to it?

Vel mihi da clavem, vel mihi tolle ſeram.

But the fooliſhneſſe of fools is folly] That is, of rich fools: ſuch as was Pope Clemens the fifth, of whom the Hiſtorian ſaith, Papa hic ditior quam ſapientior, that hee was more wealthy than wiſe. The Crown of the wiſe is their riches; but yet give them a fool, you put a ſword into a mad mans hand; the folly of ſuch fools will ſoon bee fooliſhneſs. Why? was it not fooliſhneſs before they were rich? yes, but now it is become egregious fooliſhneſs. [non-Latin text not transcribed], the earth cannot bear the inſolencies of ſuch. Set a beggar on horſe-back, &c.