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OET-LV [one_who]_seeks_diligently good he_seeks favour and_searches_for evil come_him.
UHB שֹׁ֣חֵֽר ט֭וֹב יְבַקֵּ֣שׁ רָצ֑וֹן וְדֹרֵ֖שׁ רָעָ֣ה תְבוֹאֶֽנּוּ׃ ‡
(shoḩēr ţōⱱ yəⱱaqqēsh rāʦōn vədorēsh rāˊāh təⱱōʼennū.)
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Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
ULT One who diligently seeks good seeks favor,
⇔ but one who searches for evil, it will come to him.
UST Yahweh and others approve of people who earnestly try to do what is good,
⇔ but evil things happen to people who try to do what is evil.
BSB ⇔ He who searches out good finds favor,
⇔ but evil will come to him who seeks it.
OEB He who aims at the thing that is good will win favour,
⇔ but ruin will come upon him who seeks evil.
WEB He who diligently seeks good seeks favor,
⇔ but he who searches after evil, it shall come to him.
NET The one who diligently seeks good seeks favor,
⇔ but the one who searches for evil – it will come to him.
LSV Whoever is earnestly seeking good
Seeks a pleasing thing,
And whoever is seeking evil—it meets him.
FBV If you look to do good, you'll be appreciated; but if you look for evil, you'll find it!
T4T ⇔ If you sincerely want to do what is right, people will respect you,
⇔ but if you are wanting to cause trouble, trouble is what you will get.
LEB • but he who inquires of evil, it will come to him.
BBE He who, with all his heart, goes after what is good is searching for grace; but he who is looking for trouble will get it.
MOF No MOF PRO book available
JPS He that diligently seeketh good seeketh favour; but he that searcheth for evil, it shall come unto him.
ASV He that diligently seeketh good seeketh favor;
⇔ But he that searcheth after evil, it shall come unto him.
DRA Well doth he rise early who seeketh good things; but he that seeketh after evil things shall be oppressed by them.
YLT Whoso is earnestly seeking good Seeketh a pleasing thing, And whoso is seeking evil — it meeteth him.
DBY He that is earnest after good seeketh favour; but he that searcheth for mischief, it shall come upon him.
RV He that diligently seeketh good seeketh favour: but he that searcheth after mischief, it shall come unto him.
WBS He that diligently seeketh good procureth favor: but he that seeketh mischief, it shall come to him.
KJB He that diligently seeketh good procureth favour: but he that seeketh mischief, it shall come unto him.
BB He that searcheth for good thynges fyndeth fauour: but who so seketh after mischiefe, it shall happen vnto hym.
(He that searcheth for good things fyndeth fauour: but who so seketh after mischiefe, it shall happen unto him.)
GNV He that seeketh good things, getteth fauour: but he that seeketh euill, it shall come to him.
(He that seeketh good things, getteth fauour: but he that seeketh evil, it shall come to him. )
CB He that laboureth for honesty fyndeth his desyre: but who so seketh after myschefe, it shal happe vnto him.
(He that laboureth for honesty fyndeth his desyre: but who so seketh after myschefe, it shall happen unto him.)
WYC Wel he risith eerli, that sekith good thingis; but he that is a serchere of yuels, schal be oppressid of tho.
(Wel he riseth/rises early, that sekith good things; but he that is a serchere of yuels, shall be oppressed of tho.)
LUT Wer da Gutes sucht, dem widerfährt Gutes; wer aber nach Unglück ringet, dem wird‘s begegnen.
(Who there Gutes sucht, to_him widerfährt Gutes; wer but nach Unglück ringet, to_him wird‘s begegnen.)
CLV Bene consurgit diluculo qui quærit bona; qui autem investigator malorum est, opprimetur ab eis.[fn]
(Bene consurgit diluculo who quærit good; who however investigator malorum it_is, opprimetur away eis.)
11.27 Bene consurgit diluculo qui quærit bona, etc., id est ad vitam consurgit in tempore resurrectionis, quia nunc bona agit in tempore operationis. Qui autem mala, quæ dicat vel agat, inquirit, eorum pondere ab altioribus retardatur.
11.27 Bene consurgit diluculo who quærit good, etc., id it_is to life consurgit in tempore resurrectionis, because now good agit in tempore operationis. Who however mala, which dicat or agat, inquirit, eorum pondere away altioribus retardatur.
BRN He that devises good counsels seeks good favour: but as for him that seeks after evil, evil shall overtake him.
BrLXX Τεκταινόμενος ἀγαθὰ ζητεῖ χάριν ἀγαθὴν, ἐκζητοῦντα δὲ κακὰ καταλήψεται αὐτόν.
(Tektainomenos agatha zaʸtei ⱪarin agathaʸn, ekzaʸtounta de kaka katalaʸpsetai auton. )
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun
שֹׁ֣חֵֽר & וְדֹרֵ֖שׁ & תְבוֹאֶֽנּוּ
diligently_seeks & and,searches_for & come,him
In this verse, One who diligently seeks, one who searches for, and him refer to types of people in general. They do not refer to specific people. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use more natural expressions. Alternate translation: “Any person who diligently seeks … but any person who searches for … it will come to that person”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
שֹׁ֣חֵֽר & וְדֹרֵ֖שׁ
diligently_seeks & and,searches_for
In this verse, Solomon refers to people trying to do good and trying to do evil as if good and evil were objects that someone seeks or searches for. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “One who diligently tries to do good … but one who tries to do evil”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns
ט֭וֹב & רָצ֑וֹן & רָעָ֣ה
good & favour & evil
If your language does not use abstract nouns for the ideas of good, favor, and evil, you could express the same ideas in other ways. Alternate translation: “what is good … to be favored … what is evil”
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
יְבַקֵּ֣שׁ רָצ֑וֹן
seeks favour
Solomon implies that the one who diligently seeks good also seeks favor and receives it from Yahweh and other people. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “finds favor from Yahweh and people”
Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / personification
תְבוֹאֶֽנּוּ
come,him
Here, Solomon speaks of someone experiencing evil as if evil were a person who could come to that person. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly Alternate translation: “he will experience it” or “it will happen to him”