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Discovery Box| (0.30) | (Ecc 8:1) | 2 tn The definite article on הֶחָכָם (hekhakham, “wise man”) may be taken in an individualizing (“the wise man”) or generic sense (“a wise man”). |
| (0.30) | (Ecc 2:20) | 2 tn The phrase “the fruit of” does not appear in the Hebrew text, but is supplied in the translation for clarity (see the following note on the word “labor”). |
| (0.30) | (Ecc 2:19) | 2 tn The phrase “the fruit of” does not appear in the Hebrew text, but is supplied in the translation for clarity (see the following note on the word “labor”). |
| (0.30) | (Ecc 2:19) | 1 tn The vav on וְיִשְׁלַט (veyishlat, conjunction plus Qal imperfect third person masculine singular from שָׁלַט, shalat, “to be master”) is adversative (“yet”). |
| (0.30) | (Pro 31:26) | 2 sn The words “mouth” (“opened her mouth”) and “tongue” (“on her tongue”) here are also metonymies of cause, referring to her speaking. |
| (0.30) | (Pro 31:25) | 5 tn Heb “day.” This word is a metonymy of subject meaning any events that take place on the day or in the time to come. |
| (0.30) | (Pro 29:10) | 2 sn The Hebrew word describes the “blameless” or “innocent” who maintain integrity. The bloodthirsty despise people who insist on decency and integrity. |
| (0.30) | (Pro 27:12) | 3 tn Heb “passed by”; the word “right” is supplied in the translation to clarify the meaning: The naive person, oblivious to impending danger, meets it head on. |
| (0.30) | (Pro 27:1) | 1 sn The verse rules out one’s overconfident sense of ability to control the future. No one can presume on the future. |
| (0.30) | (Pro 25:19) | 1 sn The similes in this emblematic parallelism focus on things that are incapable of performing certain activities—they are either too painful to use or are ineffective. |
| (0.30) | (Pro 24:14) | 1 tn D. W. Thomas argues for a meaning of “seek” in place of “know” (“Notes on Some Passages in the Book of Proverbs,” JTS 38 [1937]: 400-403). |
| (0.30) | (Pro 23:9) | 2 sn Saying number nine indicates that wisdom is wasted on a fool. The literature of Egypt has no specific parallel to this one. |
| (0.30) | (Pro 23:1) | 1 tn The construction uses the imperfect tense of instruction with the infinitive absolute to emphasize the careful discernment required on such occasions. Cf. NIV “note well”; NLT “pay attention.” |
| (0.30) | (Pro 19:29) | 2 tn The verb is a Niphal perfect of כוּן (kun) and may be past, as in “have been prepared,” or focused on the resulting state, as in “are ready.” |
| (0.30) | (Pro 17:13) | 3 sn The proverb does not explain whether God will turn evil back on him directly or whether people will begin to treat him as he treated others. |
| (0.30) | (Pro 16:10) | 2 tn Heb “on the lips.” The term “lips” is a metonymy of cause referring to what the king says—no doubt what he says officially. |
| (0.30) | (Pro 16:3) | 2 tn The suffix on the plural noun would be a subjective genitive: “the works you are doing,” or here, “the works that you want to do.” |
| (0.30) | (Pro 14:14) | 3 tn The phrase “will be rewarded” does not appear in the Hebrew but is supplied based on the parallelism for the sake of clarity and smoothness. |
| (0.30) | (Pro 12:9) | 3 sn This individual lives beyond his financial means in a vain show to impress other people and thus cannot afford to put food on the table. |
| (0.30) | (Pro 11:22) | 3 sn By means of the parallelism, one who rejects discretion is like a swine. If that person has beauty, its value is wasted on and overshadowed by their “piggishness.” |
