1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 tn The term “riches” is not in the Hebrew text, but is supplied in the translation based on the previous verse. 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 sn This is the eighth saying; it claims that it would be a mistake to accept hospitality from a stingy person. He is always thinking about the cost, his heart is not in it, and any attempt at pleasant conversation will be lost. 17 18 19 20 sn The Hebrew term describes a “kinsman-redeemer.” That individual would be a rich or powerful relative who can protect the family; he does this by paying off the debts of a poor relative, buying up the property of a relative who sells himself into slavery, marrying the widow of a deceased relative to keep the inheritance in the family, or taking vengeance on someone who harms a relative, that vengeance often resulting in delivering (“redeeming”) the relative from bondage. If there was no human “kinsman redeemer,” then the defenseless had to rely on God to perform these actions (e.g., Gen 48:16; Exod 6:6; Job 19:25; Isa 41–63). In the prophetic literature God is presented as the Redeemer in that he takes vengeance on the enemies (the Babylonians) to deliverer his people (kin). In this proverb the 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 sn The sixteenth saying is an instruction to buy/acquire the kind of life that pleases God and brings joy to parents. “Getting truth” would mean getting training in the truth, and getting wisdom and understanding would mean developing the perception and practical knowledge of the truth. 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 sn Such a woman makes more people prove unfaithful to the law of God through her practice. 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62