John Trapp on Proverbs 28:16

Verſ. 16. The Prince that wanteth underſtanding] As every Tyrant doth, Pſal. 14.4. (though they think they deal wiſely, as Pharaoh, Exod. 1.10.) for they uſually come to untimely ends, as moſt of the Caeſars till Conſtantine: Ad generum Cereris ſine caede, &c. and as our Richard the third, and Queen Mary, whoſe reigns are the ſhorteſt of all the Kings ſince the Conqueſt. Bloudy and deceitful men live not half their daies: or if they doe, it is for a further evil unto them, Iſa. 65.20.

But he that hateth Covetouſneſſe] Covetouſneſſe in the original hath its name from peircing or wounding: and fitly, both in reſpect of others, Prov. 1.19. and himſelf, 1 Tim 6.10.