“If a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether he rage or laugh, there is no rest.”
Proverbs 29:9 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Proverbs 29:910 words
HebrewMeaning
אִֽישׁʾiyš
a personnounH376
another · any · a certain · champion ···
חָכָ֗םḥākām
wiseadjH2450
subtil · wise · man)
נִ֭שְׁפָּטnišəpāṭ
who enters into judgmentverbH8199
avenge · that condemn · defend · execute ···
אֶתʾet
withpronH854
among · before · by · for ···
אִ֣ישׁʾiyš
a personnounH376
another · any · a certain · champion ···
אֱוִ֑ילʾĕwiyl
a fooladjH191
וְ/רָגַ֥זwərāgaz
and he ragesconjH7264
stand in awe · disquiet · fall out · fret ···
וְ֝/שָׂחַ֗קwəśāḥaq
and he laughsconjH7832
have in derision · laugh · make merry · mock ···
וְ/אֵ֣יןwəʾēyn
and there notconjH369
except · fail · less · be gone ···
נָֽחַתnāḥat
is restnounH5183
quiet · to rest · be set on
ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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