| 3. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Proverbs 25:3:1 ⧉שָׁמַ֣יִםshamayimheavens Proverbs 25:3:2 ⧉לָ֭רוּםlarumfor height Proverbs 25:3:3 ⧉וָאָ֣רֶץvaaretsand earth Proverbs 25:3:4 ⧉לָעֹ֑מֶקlaomekfor depth Proverbs 25:3:5 ⧉וְלֵ֥בvelevand heart Proverbs 25:3:6 ⧉מְ֝לָכִ֗יםmelakhimof kings Proverbs 25:3:7 ⧉אֵ֣יןenthere is no Proverbs 25:3:8 ⧉חֵֽקֶר׃khekersearching out |
| 3. Formal Translation As the heavens are for height and the earth for depth, so the heart of kings cannot be searched. |
| 3. Dynamic Translation Just as the sky is high above and the earth is deep below, no one can fully understand a king’s heart. |