027. The Ointment of the Right Hand

The Ointment of the Right Hand (Proverbs 27:16) This refers to a very common custom still frequent these days. The odors of their perfumes is so very powerful that the very street where the people walk is scented. Such ointment cannot be hidden. The right hand, being the most honorable, is used in anointing and cannot be hidden in the bosom, as all the salutations and endless gestures are made with the right hand.

These people will tell you that the right hand belongs to God and the left hand to the devil, so they are exceedingly careful to use the right hand. I terribly offended a native by waving my left hand to her, as I would do at home.

"The ointment of the right hand will betray itself; so will a contentious woman, she cannot be hid."