- *wə*
- conjunction - and
- *gam*
- particle - also/even
- *hadderek*
- definite article + masculine singular noun - the way/road
- *kə-še-sākāl*
- conjunction + relative particle + adjective - when/as the fool
- *hōlēk*
- qal participle masculine singular - walking/going
- *libbô*
- masculine singular noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his heart
- *ḥāsēr*
- adjective, masculine singular - lacking/deficient
- *wə-ʾāmar*
- conjunction + qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - and he says
- *la-kōl*
- preposition + noun - to all/everyone
- *sākāl*
- adjective, masculine singular - foolish
- *hûʾ*
- 3rd person masculine singular pronoun - he/it