| 12. Linguistic Exegesis The clause lo yĕ-ʾhā-ḇ lêṣ {לֹא יֶאֱהַב־לֵץ | lō yĕ-ʾhā-ḇ-lêṣ} ‘the scorner does not love’ follows a VSO order, highlighting the scorner’s stance. The participial phrase hô-qē·aḥ lō {הוֹכֵחַ ל֑וֹ | hô-qē·aḥ lō} ‘one who reproves him’ functions as the object of disdain. The parallel construction ʾel-ḥă-kā-mîm lō yē-lēḵ {אֶל־חֲכָמִים לֹא יֵלֵךְ | ʾel-ḥă-kā-mîm lō yē-lēḵ} employs negative volition to express deliberate refusal of counsel. |