| 7. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Proverbs 18:7:1 ⧉פִּֽי־כְ֭סִילpikhesilmouth of a fool Proverbs 18:7:2 ⧉מְחִתָּה־ל֑וֹmekhitaloa ruin to him Proverbs 18:7:3 ⧉וּ֝שְׂפָתָ֗יוusefatavand his lips Proverbs 18:7:4 ⧉מוֹקֵ֥שׁmokesha snare Proverbs 18:7:5 ⧉נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃nafshohis soul |
| 7. Formal Translation The mouth of a fool is his destruction, and his lips are a snare to his soul. |
| 7. Dynamic Translation A fool’s mouth brings his ruin, and his lips trap his life. |