- *bînû*
- verb, qal, imperative, masculine, plural - understand/consider
- *bōʿărîm*
- participle, qal, masculine, plural - brutish ones/stupid ones
- *bā-ʿām*
- preposition + definite article + noun, masculine, singular - in the people
- *û-kəsîlîm*
- conjunction + noun, masculine, plural - and fools
- *mātay*
- interrogative adverb - when
- *taśkîlû*
- verb, hiphil, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural - you will be wise/understand