| 9. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Proverbs 26:9:1 ⧉ח֭וֹחַkhoakha thorn Proverbs 26:9:2 ⧉עָלָ֣הalawent up Proverbs 26:9:3 ⧉בְיַד־שִׁכּ֑וֹרveyadshikorin the hand of a drunkard Proverbs 26:9:4 ⧉וּ֝מָשָׁ֗לumashaland a proverb Proverbs 26:9:5 ⧉בְּפִ֣יbefiin the mouth of Proverbs 26:9:6 ⧉כְסִילִֽים׃khesilimfools |
| 9. Formal Translation Like a thorn rising into the hand of a drunkard, so does a proverb lodge in the mouth of fools. |
| 9. Dynamic Translation A thorn in a drunk person’s hand is dangerous; in the same way, a proverb sits badly in the mouth of fools. |