Proverbs 27:16

to restrain her is to restrain the wind or to grasp oil in one's right hand.
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King James Version

Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, which bewrayeth itself.

New International Version

restraining her is like restraining the wind or grasping oil with the hand.

Catholic Public Domain Version

He who would restrain her, he is like one who would grasp the wind, or who would gather together oil with his right hand