| 3. Morphological Analysis b'pi {בְּפִי | bə-pî}: in the mouth (preposition + noun pî in construct) • eivil {אֱוִיל | ’êwîl}: fool (noun • masculine singular absolute) • choter {חֹטֶר | ḥôṭer}: rod (noun • masculine singular absolute) • gaavah {גַּאֲוָה | gaʿăwâh}: pride (noun • feminine singular absolute) • wə-sip̄tê {וְשִׂפְתֵי | wə-sip̄tê}: and the lips of (conjunction waw + noun in construct plural) • chachamim {חֲכָמִים | ḥăḵāmîm}: wise ones (noun • masculine plural absolute) • tišmôrêm {תִּשְׁמוּרֵֽם | tišmôrêm}: will preserve them (verb • Qal imperfect third-person plural with masculine plural suffix) |