KJV ORIGINAL
It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
"It's no good, it's no good," says the buyer, but when he walks away, then he brags about what he bought.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse is pointing out how people often complain about a price while negotiating, then boast about their good deal afterward.
📚 Historical Context
This proverb reflects the ancient Middle Eastern marketplace culture where haggling and negotiating prices was standard practice. Buyers would routinely criticize the quality or value of goods to drive down the price, then celebrate their successful bargaining once the transaction was complete. Solomon observed this common human behavior in the commercial life of his time.
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