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OET-LV [the]_way of_a_sluggard like_hedge of_thorn[s] and_path of_upright_[people] [is]_throw_up.
UHB דֶּ֣רֶךְ עָ֭צֵל כִּמְשֻׂ֣כַת חָ֑דֶק וְאֹ֖רַח יְשָׁרִ֣ים סְלֻלָֽה׃ ‡
(derek ˊāʦēl ⱪiməsukat ḩādeq vəʼoraḩ yəshāriym şəlulāh.)
Key: yellow:verbs.
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 The way of the lazy one is like a hedge of brier,
⇔ but the path of the upright ones is a built-up highway.
UST Lazy people live unproductively like people that have a thorny plant blocking their paths,
⇔ but upright people live productively like people who are walking on a road that is easy to walk on.
BSB ⇔ The way of the slacker is like a hedge of thorns,
⇔ but the path of the upright is a highway.
OEB The way of the sluggard is hedged with thorns,
⇔ but the path of the diligent runs like a highway.
WEB The way of the sluggard is like a thorn patch,
⇔ but the path of the upright is a highway.
NET The way of the sluggard is like a hedge of thorns,
⇔ but the path of the upright is like a highway.
LSV The way of the slothful [is] as a hedge of briers,
And the path of the upright is raised up.
FBV The way of lazy people is overgrown with thorns, but the path of the good is an open highway.
T4T ⇔ Lazy people constantly have difficulties [MET]; it is as though they are walking through thorns;
⇔ but those who are honest and hard-working will have few difficulties; it is as though they are walking on a level highway [MET].
LEB • [fn] but the path of the upright is a highway.
?:? Hebrew “thorn”
BBE Thorns are round the way of the hater of work; but the road of the hard worker becomes a highway.
MOF No MOF PRO book available
JPS The way of the sluggard is as though hedged by thorns; but the path of the upright is even.
ASV The way of the sluggard is as a hedge of thorns;
⇔ But the path of the upright is made a highway.
DRA The way of the slothful is as a hedge of thorns; the way of the just is without offence.
YLT The way of the slothful [is] as a hedge of briers, And the path of the upright is raised up.
DBY The way of the sluggard is as a hedge of thorns; but the path of the upright is made plain.
RV The way of the sluggard is as an hedge of thorns: but the path of the upright is made an highway.
WBS The way of the slothful man is as a hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is made plain.
KJB The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is made plain.[fn]
(The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is made plain.)
15.19 is made…: Heb. is raised up as a causey
BB The way of a slouthfull man is as an hedge of thornes: but the way of the ryghteous is playne.
(The way of a slouthfull man is as an hedge of thornes: but the way of the righteous is playne.)
GNV The way of a slouthfull man is as an hedge of thornes: but the way of the righteous is plaine.
CB The waye of ye slouthfull is full of thornes, but ye strete of the rightuous is well clensed.
(The way of ye/you_all slouthfull is full of thornes, but ye/you_all strete of the rightuous is well clensed.)
WYC The weie of slow men is an hegge of thornes; the weie of iust men is with out hirtyng.
(The way of slow men is an hegge of thornes; the way of just men is with out hirtyng.)
LUT Der Weg des Faulen ist dornig; aber der Weg der Frommen ist wohl gebahnet.
(The path the Faulen is dornig; but the path the Frommen is wohl gebahnet.)
CLV Iter pigrorum quasi sepes spinarum; via justorum absque offendiculo.[fn]
(Iter pigrorum as_if sepes spinarum; road justorum without offendiculo.)
15.19 Pigrorum, quos piget operari justitiam, etc., usque ad sed quia hoc bonos non præpedit, adjungit: Via justorum absque offendiculo. Justi enim quidquid adversitatis in sua conversatione invenerint, non offendunt, quia æternæ spei et internæ contemplationis saltu adversa transiliunt.
15.19 Pigrorum, which piget operari justitiam, etc., usque to but because hoc bonos not/no præpedit, adyungit: Via justorum without offendiculo. Yusti because quidquid adversitatis in sua conversatione invenerint, not/no offendunt, because æternæ spei and internæ contemplationis saltu adversa transiliunt.
BRN The ways of sluggards are strewn with thorns; but those of the diligent are made smooth.
BrLXX Ὁδοὶ ἀεργῶν ἐστρωμέναι ἀκάνθαις, αἱ δὲ τῶν ἀνδρείων τετριμμέναι.
(Hodoi aergōn estrōmenai akanthais, hai de tōn andreiōn tetrimmenai. )
15:19 A lazy person can find all kinds of obstacles (e.g., a path blocked with briers) to avoid work (see 10:4, 26; 12:11, 14; 13:4; 14:4).
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun
דֶּ֣רֶךְ עָ֭צֵל כִּמְשֻׂ֣כַת חָ֑דֶק וְאֹ֖רַח יְשָׁרִ֣ים סְלֻלָֽה׃
road/way_of lazy like,hedge thorns and,path upright (Some words not found in UHB: road/way_of lazy like,hedge thorns and,path upright highway )
The way of the lazy one and the path do not refer to specific things and people, but represent those things and types of people in general. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use more natural expressions. See how you translated the lazy one in 10:26. Alternate translation: “The ways of lazy ones are like a hedge of brier, but the paths of the upright ones are a built-up highway”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
דֶּ֣רֶךְ & וְאֹ֖רַח
road/way_of & and,path
In this verse, Solomon uses way and path to refer to a person’s progress throughout that person’s lifetime. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “The life progress of … the life progress of”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / simile
כִּמְשֻׂ֣כַת חָ֑דֶק
like,hedge thorns
Here, Solomon compares the difficult and unproductive lifestyle of a lazy person with a hedge of brier that prevents someone from walking down a path. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state that explicitly. Alternate translation: “is difficult”
Note 4 topic: translate-unknown
כִּמְשֻׂ֣כַת חָ֑דֶק
like,hedge thorns
The phrase hedge of brier refers to a dense group of bushes that contains sharp thorns. Because the hedge is thick and has thorns, people cannot walk through it. If your readers would not be familiar with this type of plant, you could use the name of something similar in your area or you could use a more general term. Alternate translation: “is like a large thorn bush” or “is like a plant that blocks the way”
Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
סְלֻלָֽה
highway
Here Solomon refers to the productive lifestyle of the upright ones as if it were a highway that was well-made and easy to walk on. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “is productive”