14 A poor thing, a poor thing, says he who is giving money for goods: but when he has gone on his way, then he makes clear his pride in what he has got.

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.