| Answer | עֲנֵ֣ה | ʿănē | uh-NAY |
| a fool | כְ֭סִיל | kĕsîl | HEH-seel |
| according to his folly, | כְּאִוַּלְתּ֑וֹ | kĕʾiwwaltô | keh-ee-wahl-TOH |
| lest | פֶּן | pen | pen |
| he be | יִהְיֶ֖ה | yihye | yee-YEH |
| wise | חָכָ֣ם | ḥākām | ha-HAHM |
| in his own conceit. | בְּעֵינָֽיו׃ | bĕʿênāyw | beh-ay-NAIV |
| Answer | עֲנֵ֣ה | ʿănē | uh-NAY |
| a fool | כְ֭סִיל | kĕsîl | HEH-seel |
| according to his folly, | כְּאִוַּלְתּ֑וֹ | kĕʾiwwaltô | keh-ee-wahl-TOH |
| lest | פֶּן | pen | pen |
| he be | יִהְיֶ֖ה | yihye | yee-YEH |
| wise | חָכָ֣ם | ḥākām | ha-HAHM |
| in his own conceit. | בְּעֵינָֽיו׃ | bĕʿênāyw | beh-ay-NAIV |