PRO 12:27 Parallel View

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ULT A negligent one will not roast his game,
 ⇔ but the wealth of a man is precious for a diligent one.

UST Lazy people do not even cook the animal they caught,
⇔ but people who work hard acquire valuable riches.

BSB  ⇔ A lazy man does not roast his game,
⇔ but a diligent man prizes his possession.

OEB The indolent man will not hunt his game,
⇔ but the diligent man wins precious wealth.

WEB The slothful man doesn’t roast his game,
⇔ but the possessions of diligent men are prized.

NET The lazy person does not roast his prey,
 ⇔ but personal possessions are precious to the diligent.

LSV The slothful does not roast his game,
And the wealth of a diligent man is precious.

FBV Lazy people don't catch their prey, but if you work hard you can become rich.[fn]

12:27 The Hebrew of this verse is unclear.

T4T  ⇔ Lazy people do not even cook the meat of the animals that they catch/kill,
⇔ but those who work hard will acquire (OR, are like) a valuable treasure.

LEB • but diligence is the precious wealth of a man.

BBE He who is slow in his work does not go in search of food; but the ready worker gets much wealth.

MOF No MOF PRO book available

JPS The slothful man shall not hunt his prey; but the precious substance of men is to be diligent.

ASV The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting;
 ⇔ But the precious substance of men is to the diligent.

DRA The deceitful man shall not find gain: but the substance of a just man shall be precious gold.

YLT The slothful roasteth not his hunting, And the wealth of a diligent man is precious.

DBY The slothful roasteth not what he took in hunting; but man's precious substance is to the diligent.

RV The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the precious substance of men is to the diligent.

WBS The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious.

KJB The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious.
(The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious. )

BB The deciptfull man shall not coste that he toke in huntyng: but the riches of the iust man is of great value.
(The deciptfull man shall not coste that he took in huntyng: but the riches of the just man is of great value.)

GNV The deceitfull man rosteth not, that hee tooke in hunting: but the riches of the diligent man are precious.
(The deceitfull man rosteth not, that he took in hunting: but the riches of the diligent man are precious. )

CB A disceatfull man shal fynde no vautage, but he that is content wt that he hath, is more worth the golde.
(A disceatfull man shall find no vautage, but he that is content with that he hath, is more worth the gold.)

WYC A gileful man schal not fynde wynnyng; and the substaunce of man schal be the prijs of gold.
(A gileful man shall not find wynnyng; and the substance of man shall be the price of gold.)

LUT Einem Lässigen gerät sein Handel nicht; aber ein fleißiger Mensch wird reich.
(Einem Lässigen gerät his Handel nicht; but a fleißiger person becomes reich.)

CLV Non inveniet fraudulentus lucrum, et substantia hominis erit auri pretium.[fn]
(Non inveniet fraudulentus lucrum, and substantia hominis will_be auri pretium.)

12.27 Non inveniet, etc. Fraude namque acquisita pecunia, etc., usque ad quibus æternæ vitæ claritas auro pretiosior emitur.

12.27 Non inveniet, etc. Fraude namque acquisita pecunia, etc., usque to to_whom æternæ of_life claritas auro pretiosior emitur.

BRN A deceitful man shall catch no game; but a [fn]blameless man is a precious possession.

12:27 Gr. pure.

BrLXX Οὐκ ἐπιτεύξεται δόλιος θήρας, κτῆμα δὲ τίμιον ἀνὴρ καθαρός.
(Ouk epiteuxetai dolios thaʸras, ktaʸma de timion anaʸr katharos. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

רְמִיָּ֣ה

lazy

A negligent one here does not refer to a specific person, but refers to a type of person in general. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a more natural expression. Alternate translation: “Any negligent one”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

לֹא־יַחֲרֹ֣ךְ & צֵיד֑⁠וֹ

not roast & game,his

Here, game refers to animals that someone has hunted and killed in order to eat their meat. And roast refers to cooking food over a fire. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “will not use fire to cook the meat from the animals he has hunted”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וְ⁠הוֹן־אָדָ֖ם יָקָ֣ר חָרֽוּץ

and,wealth humankind precious diligent

This could mean: (1) a diligent one will acquire precious wealth. Alternate translation: “but a diligent one will acquire precious wealth” (2) a diligent one considers his wealth to be precious. Alternate translation: “but a diligent one’s wealth is precious to him”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

אָדָ֖ם & חָרֽוּץ

humankind & diligent

Here, a man and a diligent one do not refer to a specific person, but refer to a type of person in general. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use more natural expressions. Alternate translation: “any person … for any diligent person”

Parallel PRO 12:27