9 {
"verseID": "Proverbs.29.9",
"source": "אִֽישׁ־חָכָ֗ם נִ֭שְׁפָּט אֶת־אִ֣ישׁ אֱוִ֑יל וְרָגַ֥ז וְ֝שָׂחַ֗ק וְאֵ֣ין נָֽחַת׃",
"text": "*ʾîš*-*ḥāḵām* *nišpāṭ* *ʾet*-*ʾîš* *ʾĕwîl* *wə*-*rāgaz* *wə*-*śāḥaq* *wə*-*ʾên* *nāḥat*",
"grammar": {
"*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular construct - man of",
"*ḥāḵām*": "adjective, masculine singular - wise",
"*nišpāṭ*": "niphal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - enters into judgment/contends",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular construct - man of",
"*ʾĕwîl*": "adjective/substantive, masculine singular - foolish/fool",
"*wə*": "conjunction - and",
"*rāgaz*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - is agitated/trembles",
"*wə*": "conjunction - and",
"*śāḥaq*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - laughs/mocks",
"*wə*": "conjunction - and",
"*ʾên*": "particle of negation - there is not",
"*nāḥat*": "noun, feminine singular - rest/quiet"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾîš-ḥāḵām*": "wise man/sage",
"*nišpāṭ*": "contends/goes to law/enters into judgment",
"*ʾîš ʾĕwîl*": "foolish man/fool",
"*wə-rāgaz*": "and he rages/whether he rages",
"*wə-śāḥaq*": "and laughs/or laughs",
"*wə-ʾên nāḥat*": "and there is no rest/there is no peace/there is no resolution"
}
}