13:13 The one who despises instruction 1 will pay the penalty, 2
but whoever esteems instruction 3 will 4 be rewarded. 5
1 tn Heb “the word.” The term “word” means teaching in general; its parallel “command” indicates that it is the more forceful instruction that is meant. Both of these terms are used for scripture.
2 tc The MT reads יֵחָבֶל (yekhavel, “he will pay [for it]”; cf. NAB, NIV) but the BHS editors suggest revocalizing the text to יְחֻבָּל (yÿkhubal, “he will be broken [for it]”; cf. NRSV “bring destruction on themselves”).
3 tn Heb “fears a commandment”; NIV “respects a command.”
4 tn Heb “he” or “that one” [will be rewarded].
5 tc The LXX adds: “A crafty son will have no good thing, but the affairs of a wise servant will be prosperous; and his path will be directed rightly.”