ECC 7:16 Parallel View

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ULT Do not be very righteous and do not be exceedingly wise—why should you be shocked?

UST So do not think that you are very righteous,
⇔ and do not think that you are very wise,
⇔ because if you think those things, you will destroy yourself.

BSB Do not be overly righteous, and do not make yourself too wise. Why should you destroy yourself?

OEB long life to their very lack of principle. Do not be over-pious or over-wise: why court destruction?

WEB Don’t be overly righteous, neither make yourself overly wise. Why should you destroy yourself?

NET So do not be excessively righteous or excessively wise;
 ⇔ otherwise you might be disappointed.

LSV Do not be over-righteous, nor show yourself too wise, why are you desolate?

FBV Don't think you can make yourself right by a lot of religious observance, and don't pretend to be so wise.[fn] Do you want to destroy yourself?[fn]

7:16 Literally, “You must not be righteous excessively, and you must not act wisely excessively.” The word “excessively” here refers to self-reliance rather than quantity.

7:16 In the sense of trying to make yourself right, and wise, by your own efforts.

T4T So do not think that you are very righteous
⇔ and do not think that you are very wise,
⇔ because if you think those things, you will destroy yourself.

LEB • [fn] righteous, and do not act excessively wise, lest you destroy yourself.

?:? Or “abundantly”

BBE Be not given overmuch to righteousness and be not over-wise. Why let destruction come on you?

MOF No MOF ECC book available

JPS Be not righteous overmuch; neither make thyself overwise; why shouldest thou destroy thyself?

ASV Be not righteous overmuch; neither make thyself overwise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself?

DRA These things also I saw in the days of my vanity: A just man perisheth in his justice, and a wicked man liveth a long time in his wickedness.

YLT Be not over-righteous, nor show thyself too wise, why art thou desolate?

DBY Be not righteous overmuch; neither make thyself overwise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself?

RV Be not righteous over much; neither make thyself over wise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself?

WBS Be not righteous over much; neither make thyself over wise: why shouldst thou destroy thyself?

KJB Be not righteous over much; neither make thyself over wise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself?[fn]
(Be not righteous over much; neither make thyself over wise: why should thou/you destroy thyself?)

7.16 destroy…: Heb. be desolate?

BB Therfore be thou neither to righteous nor ouer wyse, that thou perishe not.
(Therfore be thou/you neither to righteous nor over wyse, that thou/you perish not.)

GNV In the day of wealth be of good comfort, and in the day of affliction consider: God also hath made this contrary to that, to the intent that man shoulde finde nothing after him.
(In the day of wealth be of good comfort, and in the day of affliction consider: God also hath/has made this contrary to that, to the intent that man should find nothing after him. )

CB Therfore be thou nether to rightuous ner ouer wyse, yt thou perish not:
(Therfore be thou/you neither to rightuous nor over wyse, it thou/you perish not:)

WYC Also Y siy these thingis in the daies of my natyuyte; a iust man perischith in his riytfulnesse, and a wickid man lyueth myche tyme in his malice.
(Also I saw these things in the days of my natyuyte; a just man perischith in his riytfulnesse, and a wicked man liveth/lives much time in his malice.)

LUT Sei nicht allzu gerecht und nicht allzu weise, daß du dich nicht verderbest!
(Be not allzu gerecht and not allzu weise, that you you/yourself not verderbest!)

CLV Hæc quoque vidi in diebus vanitatis meæ: justus perit in justitia sua, et impius multo vivit tempore in malitia sua.
(Hæc quoque I_saw in days vanitatis meæ: justus perit in justitia sua, and impius multo vivit tempore in malitia sua. )

BRN Be not very just; neither be very wise: lest thou be confounded.

BrLXX Μὴ γίνου δίκαιος πολὺ, μηδὲ σοφίζου περισσὰ, μή ποτε ἐκπλαγῇς.
(Maʸ ginou dikaios polu, maʸde sofizou perissa, maʸ pote ekplagaʸs. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

(Occurrence 0) self-righteous, wise in your own eyes

(Some words not found in UHB: not be law-abiding/just excessively and,not wise too to/for=what destroy )

These two phrases mean basically the same thing and are combined for emphasis.

(Occurrence 0) Do not be self-righteous

(Some words not found in UHB: not be law-abiding/just excessively and,not wise too to/for=what destroy )

Alternate translation: “Do not think that you are more righteous than you actually are”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) wise in your own eyes

(Some words not found in UHB: not be law-abiding/just excessively and,not wise too to/for=what destroy )

The eyes represent seeing, and seeing represents thoughts or judgment. Alternate translation: “being wise in your own opinion” or “being wise according to your own judgement”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

(Occurrence 0) Why should you destroy yourself?

(Some words not found in UHB: not be law-abiding/just excessively and,not wise too to/for=what destroy )

The writer uses this rhetorical question to emphasize that being self-righteous destroys a person. Alternate translation: “There is no reason to destroy yourself.” or “If you think this way you will destroy yourself.”

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