Transcriber’s Notes

• This book uses small caps in headings throughout. You might need to experiment with browsers and fonts to find one that shows small caps correctly.
• The text of the series shifts among font sizes and between one and two column presentation, in an effort to maximize the amount of text that can appear on the printed page. This transcription will dispense with that formatting because costs are so much lower in the digital world.
• The text comments on, but does not include, the text of the Scriptures. A copy of the King James Version of the Bible (also known as the “Authorised Version”) should be available from the same source where you obtained this e-book.
• The author refers to “Canticles,” which is another name for the Biblical book “Song of Solomon.” He also refers to two books that are not in the Protestant canon: “Ecclesiasticus” and “The Wisdom of Solomon.” These books are found in a Roman Catholic Bible or on-line, if desired.
• This book is a collection of men’s opinions on the book of Proverbs in the Bible, the inspired Word of God. The book was printed toward the end of the 19th century. Some of the comments might be considered culturally insensitive today.
• Details of the Transcriber’s changes are enumerated after the text. Link.