ha.phakh.pakh describes a man's way as crooked in contrast to the work of the pure and upright.

The term describes a man's way as crooked in Proverbs 21:8, where that way is set against the pleasant work of the pure and upright.

1. A crooked way of life · dominant

   In Proverbs 21:8, the masculine singular absolute adjective characterizes “the way of a man” within a contrast with the work of the pure and upright. The APB renders the clause, “The way of a man is crooked and guilty,”.

   Proverbs 21:8

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Proverbs 21:8, the APB presents the man's way as “crooked and guilty.” The specific contribution of the term is best kept at the verse's description of the way as crooked.