| 12. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Proverbs 17:12:1 ⧉פָּג֬וֹשׁpagoshto meet Proverbs 17:12:2 ⧉דֹּ֣בdova bear Proverbs 17:12:3 ⧉שַׁכּ֣וּלshakulbereaved or robbed Proverbs 17:12:4 ⧉בְּאִ֑ישׁbeishin a man Proverbs 17:12:5 ⧉וְאַל־כְּ֝סִ֗ילvealkesiland not a fool Proverbs 17:12:6 ⧉בְּאִוַּלְתּֽוֹ׃beivaltoin his folly |
| 12. Formal Translation Let a bear bereaved of her cubs meet a man, but not a fool in his folly. |
| 12. Dynamic Translation Better to meet a bereaved bear than a fool in his folly. |