32:5 A fool will no longer be called honorable;
a deceiver will no longer be called principled.
32:6 For a fool speaks disgraceful things; 1
his mind plans out sinful deeds. 2
He commits godless deeds 3
and says misleading things about the Lord;
he gives the hungry nothing to satisfy their appetite 4
and gives the thirsty nothing to drink. 5
32:7 A deceiver’s methods are evil; 6
he dreams up evil plans 7
to ruin the poor with lies,
even when the needy are in the right. 8
1 tn Or “foolishness,” in a moral-ethical sense. See 9:17.
2 tn Heb “and his heart commits sin”; KJV, ASV “his heart will work iniquity”; NASB “inclines toward wickedness.”
3 tn Heb “in order to do [or “so that he does”] what is godless [or “defiled”].”
4 tn Heb “so that he leaves empty the appetite [or “desire”] of the hungry.”
5 tn Heb “and the drink of the thirsty he causes to fail.”
6 tn Heb “as for a deceiver, his implements [or “weapons”] are evil.”
7 tn Or “he plans evil things”; NIV “he makes up evil schemes.”
8 tn Heb “to ruin the poor with words of falsehood, even when the needy speak what is just.”