| 3. Morphological Analysis hocheach {הוֹכֵ֣חַ | hōḵēaḥ}: arguing/reproving (verb • Hifil participle • masculine singular • functioning as a rhetorical question predicate) • bedavar {בְּ֭דָבָר | bə-ḏāḇār}: in a matter/word (preposition bet + noun • masculine singular) • lo {לֹ֣א | lōʾ}: not (negative particle) • yiskon {יִסְכּ֑וֹן | yiskōn}: it is profitable (verb • Qal imperfect • third person masculine singular) • umilim {וּ֝מִלִּ֗ים | û-millîm}: and words/speeches (conjunction vav + noun • masculine plural) • lo-yoil {לֹא־יוֹעִ֥יל | lōʾ-yōʿîl}: it does not benefit (negative particle + verb • Hifil imperfect • third person masculine singular) • bam {בָּֽם | bām}: by them/in them (preposition bet + pronominal suffix • third person masculine plural) |