| 22. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Proverbs 27:22:1 ⧉אִ֥םimif Proverbs 27:22:2 ⧉תִּכְתּֽוֹשׁ־אֶת־הָאֱוִ֨ילtiktoshethaevilyou pound the fool Proverbs 27:22:3 ⧉בַּֽמַּכְתֵּ֡שׁbammakhteshin the mortar Proverbs 27:22:4 ⧉בְּת֣וֹךְbetokhin the midst of Proverbs 27:22:5 ⧉הָ֭רִיפוֹתharifotthe crushed grain Proverbs 27:22:6 ⧉בַּֽעֱלִ֑יbaeliwith the pestle Proverbs 27:22:7 ⧉לֹא־תָס֥וּרlotasurit will not depart Proverbs 27:22:8 ⧉מֵ֝עָלָ֗יוmealavfrom upon him Proverbs 27:22:9 ⧉אִוַּלְתּֽוֹ׃פivaltohis folly |
| 22. Formal Translation Even if you crush the fool in a mortar among grain with a pestle, his folly will not depart from him. |
| 22. Dynamic Translation You could pound a fool in a mortar and grind him like grain with a pestle, yet his foolishness would not depart from him. |