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Proverbs 15:6, translated according to the original Hebrew order, reads: \u201cIn the house of the righteous treasure aplenty; but in the revenue of the wicked disturbance.\u201d <\/p>\n
Two structures overlap and interact here. There is the chiastic order: <\/p>\n
A. house
B. righteous
C. treasure
C\u2019. revenue
B\u2019. wicked
A\u2019. disturbance <\/p>\n
According to this arrangement, the \u201chouse\u201d of the righteous is contrast with the \u201cdisturbance\u201d of the wicked. Disturbance forms the physical environment, the dwelling, for the wicked, in which he lives and moves and has his being. At the center of the chiasm is a contrast of the righteous treasure and the wicked revenue. <\/p>\n
But the \u201cin\u201d phrases also set up a parallel structure: <\/p>\n
A. In the house
B. Of the righteous
C. Treasure
A\u2019. In the revenue
B\u2019. Of the wicked
C\u2019. Disturbance <\/p>\n
On this arrangement, \u201chouse\u201d and \u201crevenue\u201d are put together, suggesting that the \u201chouse\u201d is more than a fixed property but a base for production. Further, \u201ctreasure\u201d and \u201cdisturbance\u201d are put together in the C sections, suggesting that the \u201cwealth\u201d of the wicked not only leads to but is disturbance. The wicked man\u2019s property and production is rich in strife, a treasure-trove of conflict and disturbance. <\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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