The Wink and the Wound: Syntax, Parallelism, and Irony in Proverbs 10:10
קֹ֣רֵֽץ עַ֭יִן יִתֵּ֣ן עַצָּ֑בֶת וֶאֱוִ֥יל שְׂ֝פָתַ֗יִם יִלָּבֵֽט׃ (Proverbs 10:10) He who winks the eye causes grief, and a fool of lips will be confounded. Hebrew Parallelism and Moral Contrast Proverbs 10:10 presents a concise poetic couplet in which gesture and speech become mirrors of moral character. The verse unfolds through two parallel clauses, balancing action…