112:5 It goes well for the one 1 who generously lends money,
and conducts his business honestly. 2
2:11 Discretion 3 will protect you, 4
understanding will guard you,
28:26 His God instructs him;
he teaches him the principles of agriculture. 5
10:16 “I 6 am sending you out like sheep surrounded by wolves, 7 so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.
1 tn Heb “man.”
2 tn Heb “he sustains his matters with justice.”
3 tn The word מְזִמָּה (mÿzimmah, “discretion”) is the ability to know the best course of action for achieving one’s goal. It is knowledge and understanding with a purpose. This kind of knowledge enables one to make the right choices that will protect him from blunders and their consequences (cf. NLT “wise planning”; CEV “sound judgment”).
4 tn Heb “will watch over you.”
5 tn Heb “he teaches him the proper way, his God instructs him.”
6 tn Grk “Behold I.” The Greek word ἰδού (idou) has not been translated because it has no exact English equivalent here, but adds interest and emphasis (BDAG 468 s.v. 1).
7 sn This imagery of wolves is found in intertestamental Judaism; see Pss. Sol. 8:23, 30.