| 32. Linguistic Exegesis The verse opens with the prepositional phrase be-ra'ato {בְּֽ֭רָעָתוֹ | bə-rā-‘ā-tō} ‘in his evil’, establishing the basis of the first clause. The Niphal imperfect yiddacheh {יִדָּחֶ֣ה | yiḏ-ḏā-ḥeh} functions as a passive-result verb, emphasizing the expulsion of the rasha {רָשָׁ֑ע | rā-šā‘} ‘wicked person’. The adversative conjunction introduces a contrasting second clause with the Qal participle ve-choseh {וְחֹסֶ֖ה | wə-ḥō-seh} ‘takes refuge’ followed by the locative be-moto {בְמוֹת֣וֹ | bə-mō-tō} ‘in his death’, highlighting the assured shelter for the tsaddiq {צַדִּֽ͏ִיק | ṣad-dīq} ‘righteous one’. This chiastic parallelism between expulsion and refuge reinforces the proverb’s moral antithesis. |