ציטירנדיקער פּירוש אויף משלי 5:16

And he said “How goodly are your tents, O Jacob.” He saw that their openings were not aligned facing each other, so that no one would look into their fellow’s tent and they would not be harmed by the evil eye. He said, “How is it possible that they would be harmed by the evil eye, since it is something they themselves are careful about?” Rather, like streams stretched out — he is saying that the tents of Jacob and his dwellings are compared to streams that cover the fish so that the evil eye has no power over them. Similarly, the tents in which they sit and engage in Torah study protect from the [evil] eye, for the evil eye has no power over those who dwell in tents who are not seen at the head of all streets. Nevertheless, their Torah proclaims them in the streets, giving its voice, and their wellsprings spread outward in the streets [like] streams of water. Therefore it says, like streams stretched out, like gardens planted by the Lord, for the tents and the streams have the same property.

Bildad is the exponent of tradition.⁹Bildad's knowledge is traditional knowledge, the accumulated wisdom and experience of previous generations. He pours forth his sources (Proverbs 5:16), from the well dug by the princes; unearthed by the wise men of antiquity, by the scepter and their maces (Numbers 21:18).