28:4 The withering flower, its beautiful splendor,
situated at the head of a rich valley,
will be like an early fig before harvest –
as soon as someone notices it,
he grabs it and swallows it. 1
32:6 For a fool speaks disgraceful things; 2
his mind plans out sinful deeds. 3
He commits godless deeds 4
and says misleading things about the Lord;
he gives the hungry nothing to satisfy their appetite 5
and gives the thirsty nothing to drink. 6
1 tn Heb “which the one seeing sees, while still it is in his hand he swallows it.”
2 tn Or “foolishness,” in a moral-ethical sense. See 9:17.
3 tn Heb “and his heart commits sin”; KJV, ASV “his heart will work iniquity”; NASB “inclines toward wickedness.”
4 tn Heb “in order to do [or “so that he does”] what is godless [or “defiled”].”
5 tn Heb “so that he leaves empty the appetite [or “desire”] of the hungry.”
6 tn Heb “and the drink of the thirsty he causes to fail.”