¹ tn Or “because of your natural limitations” (NRSV).

² tn Heb “and its limits will be yours.”

³ tn In this context “fools” are those who are morally corrupt, not those with limited intellectual capacity.

² tn Heb “so Sheol will make wide its throat, and open its mouth without limit.”

² tn Heb “a man,” but the context does not indicate this should be limited only to males.

² tn Heb “son,” but the immediate context does not suggest limiting this only to male children.

⁴ tn Heb “father,” but the immediate context does not suggest limiting this only to the male parent.

¹ tn Heb “men of evil”; the context does not limit this to males only, however.

¹ tn Heb “my son,” but the immediate context does not limit this to male children.

¹ tn Heb “my son,” although the context does not limit this exhortation to male children.

¹ tn Heb “brothers,” but not limited only to male siblings in this context.

⁴ tn This is the same word used in v. 5 for “limit.”

¹ tn Heb “your brothers,” but not limited only to actual siblings; cf. NASB, NAB “countrymen.”

⁷ tn Grk “a man”; but ἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos) is used here in an individualized sense without being limited to the male gender.

¹ tn Grk “for,” but providing an explanation of the God-intended limitation of the first covenant from v. 7.

¹ sn Cf. Jer 7:24 and 16:9 for this same dire prediction limited to Judah and Jerusalem.

¹ tn Heb “a man of faithfulness,” although the context does not indicate this should be limited only to males.

¹ tn Heb “a rich man,” although the context does not indicate that this is limited only to males.

³ tn Heb “and a man,” although the context does not indicate this should be limited to males only.

¹ tn Heb “brother,” but this is not limited to actual siblings (cf. NRSV “an ally”; CEV, NLT “friend”).