la.tson denotes scornful conduct or disposition, shown in those who seek it, rule in it, or provoke a town by it.

The attested verses present la.tson as scornful conduct or disposition associated with people who desire it, are addressed as characterized by it, or whose conduct stirs up a town. The same singular absolute noun form appears in all three contexts.

1. Scornful conduct or disposition · dominant

   In Proverbs 1:22, the singular absolute noun occurs in the question about scorners desiring it for themselves. In Proverbs 29:8, men characterized by it stir up a town; Isaiah 28:14 addresses men of it who rule the people in Jerusalem. The APB renders these clauses with “scorning” or “scorners,” while the original noun’s precise English counterpart is read at the verse level.

   Proverbs 1:22Proverbs 29:8Isaiah 28:14

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses “scorning” in Isaiah 28:14 and Proverbs 29:8, and “scorners” with “scorning” in Proverbs 1:22. These renderings confirm the clauses' presentation without fixing a separate English equivalent in each case.