| 2. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Proverbs 26:2:1 ⧉כַּצִּפּ֣וֹרkatsiporlike a bird Proverbs 26:2:2 ⧉לָ֭נוּדlanudto wander Proverbs 26:2:3 ⧉כַּדְּר֣וֹרkaderorlike a swallow Proverbs 26:2:4 ⧉לָע֑וּףlaufto fly Proverbs 26:2:5 ⧉כֵּ֥ןkenso Proverbs 26:2:6 ⧉קִֽלְלַ֥תkillata curse of Proverbs 26:2:7 ⧉חִ֝נָּ֗םkhinamwithout cause Proverbs 26:2:8 ⧉לאlonot Proverbs 26:2:9 ⧉ל֣וֹloto him or to it Proverbs 26:2:10 ⧉תָבֹֽא׃tavoit will come |
| 2. Formal Translation Like a sparrow that keeps wandering and a swallow that keeps flying, so a curse without cause does not come to rest. |
| 2. Dynamic Translation As a sparrow flits about and a swallow darts by, so an undeserved curse will not come to rest. |