18:14 “But suppose he in turn has a son who notices all the sins his father commits, considers them, and does not follow his father’s example. 1
1 tn Heb “and he sees and does not do likewise.”
2 tn Heb “treated lightly, cursed.”
3 tn Widows and orphans are often coupled together in the OT (Deut 14:29; 16:11, 14; 24:19-21; 26:12-13; Jer 7:6; 22:3). They represented all who were poor and vulnerable to economic exploitation.