| 29. Linguistic Exegesis The Hebrew opens with okher {עוֹכֵר | ʿō-ḵēr} ‘one who troubles’, a Qal participle functioning as the subject, followed by the construct noun beito {בֵּ֭יתוֹ | bēṯ-ô} ‘his house’, marking possession. The imperfect yinkhal {יִנְחַל | yin-ḥal} ‘will inherit’ introduces the result clause with ruach {ר֑וּחַ | rū-aḥ} ‘wind’ as its object to signify futile gain. The conjunction waw begins an adversative clause with ve-eved {וְעֶ֥בֶד | wə-ʿe-ḇeḏ} ‘and a servant’, setting up a contrast; the noun evil {אֱ֝וִ֗יל | ’ĕ-vîl} ‘fool’ precedes the construct phrase lachakam-lev {לַחֲכַם־לֵֽב | la-ḥă-ḵam-lēḇ} ‘to the wise of heart’, marking the beneficiary. This parallelism underscores that causing disturbance leads to emptiness, whereas folly results in subservience to the wise. |