10:27 Fearing the Lord 1 prolongs life, 2
but the life span 3 of the wicked will be shortened. 4
1 tn Heb “the fear of the
2 tn Heb “days” (so KJV, ASV).
3 tn Heb “years.” The term “years” functions as a synecdoche of part (= years) for the whole (= lifespan).
4 sn This general saying has to be qualified with the problem of the righteous suffering and dying young, a problem that perplexed the sages of the entire ancient world. But this is the general principle: The righteous live longer because their life is the natural one and because God blesses them.