| 20. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Proverbs 26:20:1 ⧉בְּאֶ֣פֶסbeefesin absence of or for lack of Proverbs 26:20:2 ⧉עֵ֭צִיםetsimtrees or wood Proverbs 26:20:3 ⧉תִּכְבֶּה־אֵ֑שׁtikhbeesha fire is quenched or goes out Proverbs 26:20:4 ⧉וּבְאֵ֥יןuveenand in there not being or and where there is no Proverbs 26:20:5 ⧉נִ֝רְגָּ֗ןnirgana whisperer or a slanderer Proverbs 26:20:6 ⧉יִשְׁתֹּ֥קyishtokit becomes quiet or it is silenced Proverbs 26:20:7 ⧉מָדֽוֹן׃madonquarreling or strife |
| 20. Formal Translation When there is no wood, the fire goes out; and where there is no slanderer, contention quiets down. |
| 20. Dynamic Translation If the wood is gone, the fire dies; and if the gossip is absent, quarrels come to an end. |