| 7. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Proverbs 26:7:1 ⧉דַּלְי֣וּdalyuthey hang down Proverbs 26:7:2 ⧉שֹׁ֭קַיִםshokayimlegs Proverbs 26:7:3 ⧉מִפִּסֵּ֑חַmipiseakhfrom a lame man Proverbs 26:7:4 ⧉וּ֝מָשָׁ֗לumashaland a proverb Proverbs 26:7:5 ⧉בְּפִ֣יbefiin the mouth of Proverbs 26:7:6 ⧉כְסִילִֽים׃khesilimfools |
| 7. Formal Translation The legs hang limp from the lame; so is a proverb in the mouth of fools. |
| 7. Dynamic Translation As legs do not help someone who cannot walk, so a proverb is wasted in the mouth of fools. |