37:26 All day long he shows compassion and lends to others, 1
and his children 2 are blessed.
37:21 Evil men borrow, but do not repay their debt,
but the godly show compassion and are generous. 3
112:5 It goes well for the one 4 who generously lends money,
and conducts his business honestly. 5
1 tn The active participles describe characteristic behavior.
2 tn Or “offspring”; Heb “seed.”
3 tn Heb “an evil [man] borrows and does not repay; but a godly [man] is gracious and gives.” The singular forms are used in a representative sense; the typical evildoer and godly individual are in view. The three active participles and one imperfect (“repay”) draw attention to the characteristic behavior of the two types.
5 tn Heb “man.”
6 tn Heb “he sustains his matters with justice.”