28:9 Oded, a prophet of the Lord, was there. He went to meet the army as they arrived in Samaria and said to them: “Look, because the Lord God of your ancestors was angry with Judah he handed them over to you. You have killed them so mercilessly that God has taken notice. 1
12:10 A righteous person cares for 2 the life of his animal,
but even the most compassionate acts 3 of the wicked are cruel.
46:7 They put it on their shoulder and carry it;
they put it in its place and it just stands there;
it does not 4 move from its place.
Even when someone cries out to it, it does not reply;
it does not deliver him from his distress.
47:6 I was angry at my people;
I defiled my special possession
and handed them over to you.
You showed them no mercy; 5
you even placed a very heavy burden on old people. 6
1 tn Heb “and you killed them with anger [that] reaches as far as heaven.”
2 tn Heb “knows”; NLT “concerned for the welfare of.” The righteous take care of animals, not just people.
3 tn Heb “but the mercies.” The additional words appear in the translation for the sake of clarification. The line can be interpreted in two ways: (1) when the wicked exhibit a kind act, they do it in a cruel way, or (2) even the kindest of their acts is cruel by all assessments, e.g., stuffing animals with food to fatten them for market – their “kindness” is driven by ulterior motives (J. H. Greenstone, Proverbs, 129).
4 tn Or perhaps, “cannot,” here and in the following two lines. The imperfect forms can indicate capability.
5 tn Or “compassion.”
6 tn Heb “on the old you made very heavy your yoke.”