8. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Proverbs 9:8:1 ⧉אַל־תּ֣וֹכַחaltokhakhdo not reprove Proverbs 9:8:2 ⧉לֵ֭ץletsa scoffer Proverbs 9:8:3 ⧉פֶּן־יִשְׂנָאֶ֑ךָּpenyisnaekhalest he hate you Proverbs 9:8:4 ⧉הוֹכַ֥חhokhakhreprove Proverbs 9:8:5 ⧉לְ֝חָכָ֗םlekhakhama wise man Proverbs 9:8:6 ⧉וְיֶאֱהָבֶֽךָּ׃veyeehavekhaand he will love you |
8. Formal Translation Do not rebuke a mocker, or he will hate you; reprove a wise person, and he will love you. |
8. Dynamic Translation Do not correct a mocker, lest he hate you; correct a wise person, and he will love you. |