29:13 The sovereign master 1 says,
“These people say they are loyal to me; 2
they say wonderful things about me, 3
but they are not really loyal to me. 4
Their worship consists of
nothing but man-made ritual. 5
32:6 For a fool speaks disgraceful things; 6
his mind plans out sinful deeds. 7
He commits godless deeds 8
and says misleading things about the Lord;
he gives the hungry nothing to satisfy their appetite 9
and gives the thirsty nothing to drink. 10
1 tn The Hebrew term translated “sovereign master” here is אֲדֹנָי (’adonai).
2 tn Heb “Because these people draw near to me with their mouth.”
3 tn Heb “and with their lips they honor me.”
4 tn Heb “but their heart is far from me.” The heart is viewed here as the seat of the will, from which genuine loyalty derives.
5 tn Heb “their fear of me is a commandment of men that has been taught.”
6 tn Or “foolishness,” in a moral-ethical sense. See 9:17.
7 tn Heb “and his heart commits sin”; KJV, ASV “his heart will work iniquity”; NASB “inclines toward wickedness.”
8 tn Heb “in order to do [or “so that he does”] what is godless [or “defiled”].”
9 tn Heb “so that he leaves empty the appetite [or “desire”] of the hungry.”
10 tn Heb “and the drink of the thirsty he causes to fail.”