14 It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.
14 "It's no good, it's no good!" says the buyer- then goes off and boasts about the purchase.
14 "Bad, bad," says the buyer, but when he goes away, then he boasts.
14 The shopper says, "That's junk - I'll take it off your hands," then goes off boasting of the bargain.
14 "It is good for nothing," cries the buyer; But when he has gone his way, then he boasts.
14 The buyer haggles over the price, saying, "It's worthless," then brags about getting a bargain!
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 20:14
Commentary on Proverbs 20:14
(Read Proverbs 20:14)
Men use arts to get a good bargain, and to buy cheap; whereas a man ought to be ashamed of a fraud and a lie.