“The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death.”
A fortune made by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor and a deadly snare—a warning that wealth obtained through dishonesty is both ephemeral and dangerous, ultimately destroying the one who pursues it. The image 'fleeting vapor' (hevel nidaph) suggests insubstantiality; ill-gotten gains dissolve like mist. The second image 'deadly snare' (moqesh mavey) suggests that such wealth ensnares the one who acquired it. This verse echoes 20:17 and establishes that fraudulently obtained wealth is fundamentally unstable.
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