[16:9] 1 tn Heb “the heart of a man.” This stresses that it is within the heart that plans are made. Only those plans that are approved by God will succeed.
[16:9] 2 tn Heb “his way” (so KJV, NASB).
[16:9] 3 tn The verb כּוּן (kun, “to establish; to confirm”) with צַעַד (tsa’ad, “step”) means “to direct” (e.g., Ps 119:133; Jer 10:23). This contrasts what people plan and what actually happens – God determines the latter.
[16:9] 4 sn “Steps” is an implied comparison, along with “way,” to indicate the events of the plan as they work out.
[16:33] 5 tn Heb “the lot is cast.” Because the ancient practice of “casting lots” is unfamiliar to many modern readers, the imagery has been updated to “throwing dice.”
[16:33] sn The proverb concerns the practice of seeking divine leading through casting lots. For a similar lesson, see Amenemope (18, 19:16-17, in ANET 423).
[16:33] 6 tn Heb “all its decision.”
[16:33] 7 sn The point concerns seeking God’s will through the practice. The
