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The Fate of the Fool: Parallelism, Negation, and Wisdom Syntax in Proverbs 5:23
Proverbs 5:23
ה֗וּא יָ֭מוּת בְּאֵ֣ין מוּסָ֑ר וּבְרֹ֖ב אִוַּלְתֹּ֣ו יִשְׁגֶּֽה׃
Judgment Statement: הוּא יָמוּת בְּאֵין מוּסָר
הוּא (“he”) emphasizes the subject, often added for poetic or emphatic effect. יָמוּת (“he shall die”) is a Qal imperfect 3ms of מ־ו־ת (“to die”), expressing a future or inevitable outcome.
בְּאֵין מוּסָר — “for lack of discipline” or literally “in there being no discipline.” מוּסָר means “instruction, correction,” and אֵין marks negation in a nominal clause. The prefix בְּ indicates circumstance or cause.
This clause teaches that death comes not from violence but from moral failure — a hallmark of wisdom literature.… Learn Hebrew
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