When Wisdom Extends Time: The Syntax of Moral Causality in Proverbs 10:27
יִרְאַ֣ת יְ֭הוָה תֹּוסִ֣יף יָמִ֑ים וּשְׁנֹ֖ות רְשָׁעִ֣ים תִּקְצֹֽרְנָה׃ (Proverbs 10:27) The fear of YHWH adds days, and the years of wicked ones are shortened. Methodological Orientation This study investigates the verse through the lens of Biblical Hebrew syntax, discourse pragmatics, and poetic structure. The analysis focuses exclusively on the grammar of the verse itself, exploring how…