1:15 My child, do not go down 1 their way, 2
withhold yourself 3 from their path; 4
24:1 Do not envy evil people, 5
do not desire 6 to be with them;
1 tn Heb “do not walk.”
2 tn Heb “in the way with them.”
3 tn Heb “your foot.” The term “foot” (רֶגֶל, regel) is a synecdoche of part (= your foot) for the whole person (= yourself).
4 sn The word “path” (נְתִיבָה, nÿtivah) like the word “way” (דֶּרֶךְ, derekh) is used as an idiom (developed from a hypocatastasis), meaning “conduct, course of life.”
5 tn Heb “evil men,” although the context indicates a generic sense.
6 tn The Hitpael jussive is from the verb that means “to crave; to desire.” This is more of a coveting, an intense desire.