| 20. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Proverbs 30:20:1 ⧉כֵּ֤ןkenso thus Proverbs 30:20:2 ⧉דֶּ֥רֶךְderekhway of Proverbs 30:20:3 ⧉אִשָּׁ֗הishaa woman Proverbs 30:20:4 ⧉מְנָ֫אָ֥פֶתmenaafetcommitting adultery Proverbs 30:20:5 ⧉אָ֭כְלָהakhelashe ate or she eats Proverbs 30:20:6 ⧉וּמָ֣חֲתָהumakhataand wiped Proverbs 30:20:7 ⧉פִ֑יהָpihaher mouth Proverbs 30:20:8 ⧉וְ֝אָמְרָ֗הveameraand said Proverbs 30:20:9 ⧉לֹֽא־פָעַ֥לְתִּיlofaaltenot have I done Proverbs 30:20:10 ⧉אָֽוֶן׃פavenwrongdoing or trouble |
| 20. Formal Translation Thus is the way of an adulterous woman: she eats, and wipes her mouth, and says, “I have done no wickedness”. |
| 20. Dynamic Translation This is how a faithless woman behaves: she eats, then wipes her mouth, and claims, “I have done nothing wrong.” |