3:16 Long life 1 is in her right hand;
in her left hand are riches and honor.
10:27 Fearing the Lord 2 prolongs life, 3
but the life span 4 of the wicked will be shortened. 5
1 tn Heb “length of days” (so KJV, ASV).
2 tn Heb “the fear of the
3 tn Heb “days” (so KJV, ASV).
4 tn Heb “years.” The term “years” functions as a synecdoche of part (= years) for the whole (= lifespan).
5 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.