“The fear of Yahweh is life indeed.
Filled with the fear of Yahweh,
One rests secure.
Filled with the fear of Yahweh,
One suffers no harm.
The lazy person buries a hand in the dish.
He will not even bring it back to the mouth.
Strike a scoffer.
The simple will learn prudence.
Reprove the intelligent.
They will gain knowledge.”
The fear of God is life itself. If you fear Yahweh, you will always be secure and suffer no harm. Some people are so lazy they do not even feed themselves, but let her hands stay on the dish buried in their food. The simple can learn prudence. The intelligent can gain knowledge. Everything stems from the fear of Yahweh.
Eugene Finnegan Bible Project 