2:3 Don’t keep speaking so arrogantly, 1
letting proud talk come out of your mouth!
For the Lord is a God who knows;
he 2 evaluates what people do.
2:4 The bows of warriors are shattered,
but those who stumble find their strength reinforced.
1 tn Heb “proudly, proudly.” If MT is original, the repetition of the word is for emphasis, stressing the arrogance of those addressed. However, a few medieval Hebrew manuscripts and some other textual witnesses do not reflect the repetition, suggesting that the Hebrew text may be dittographic.
2 tc The MT (Qere) reads “and by him actions are weighed.” The translation assumes that reading of the Qere וְלוֹ (vÿlo, “and by him”), which is supported by many medieval Hebrew