Cytowanie Komentarza do Przysłów 17:4

destroying the eyes… These illnesses will darken the eyes and distress the soul. The phrase distress the soul , like the phrase “a liar gives ear…” [Proverbs 17:4], is missing an ’alef . Some people say that the word eyes represents the entire body, because it is followed by the contrasting phrase which distress the soul; but this interpretation is groundless.

and no Arab shall pitch his tent there Heb. יַהֵל, like יַאֲהֵל. Even Arabs, who customarily dwell in tents and move their livestock from place to place, will not be pleased with Babylon, to set up their tents there, for it will not even be fit for pasture for flocks. And do not wonder about לֹא יַהֵל, which is explained like לֹא יַאֲהֵל, for there are many places in which the sound of the letter is substituted for the letter, and so (Job 35:11), “He teaches us (מַלְפֵנוּ) from the beasts of the earth,” like מְאַלְפֵנוּ, and so, (Prov. 17:4), “A liar hearkens (מֵזִין) to a destructive tongue,” like מַאֲזִין.

יהל Shall pitch his tent. יאהל ═ יהל Comp. מאזין ═ מזין listening (Prov. 17:4).