| 26. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Proverbs 25:26:1 ⧉מַעְיָ֣ןmaeyana spring Proverbs 25:26:2 ⧉נִ֭רְפָּשׂnirpastrampled or muddied Proverbs 25:26:3 ⧉וּמָק֣וֹרumakorand a fountain Proverbs 25:26:4 ⧉מָשְׁחָ֑תmashkhatcorrupted or ruined Proverbs 25:26:5 ⧉צַ֝דִּ֗יקtsadika righteous one Proverbs 25:26:6 ⧉מָ֣טmatwho totters or gives way Proverbs 25:26:7 ⧉לִפְנֵֽי־רָשָֽׁע׃lifnerashabefore a wicked man |
| 26. Formal Translation Like a muddied spring and a ruined fountain, so is the righteous who falls before the wicked. |
| 26. Dynamic Translation When a righteous person gives in to the wicked, it is like a polluted spring or a ruined fountain. |