The desire of a man [is] his kindness
Either the grace and kindness of God, which is, desirable by
every sensible man, as being most excellent, and better than life
and anything in it; or it is his desire to show kindness. A good
man is desirous of riches, that he might have it in the power of
his hands to do good to others; and a beneficent man, who has it
in his power, is desirous of an opportunity of showing kindness
to his fellow creatures and friends; and such a disposition and
conduct render a man very desirable and amiable; it is the beauty
of a man, as Ben Melech; yea, a man that is not able to do a
kindness to another, yet has a desire to do it, his good will is
his kindness, and the will is taken for the deed. Gersom takes
the word in the sense of "reproach", as it is sometimes used; and
understands it of the sinful desires of the heart, the
imaginations of the thoughts of the heart, which are evil
continually, and so matter of reproach; and a poor man [is]
better than a liar;
who is a rich man, as the Septuagint and Syriac versions add; who
denies that he has ability to relieve the poor, when he has; or
promises to do it, and does it not; such men of high degree are a
lie indeed! and the poor man, whom he should relieve, is a better
man than he; or that would relieve another, but it is not in his
power to do it.