PRO 21:13 Parallel View

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ULT One who shuts his ears from the outcry of a lowly one,
 ⇔ he also will cry out but will not be answered.

UST People who refuse to listen to poor people when they cry out for help,
⇔ will also cry out for help themselves, but no one will help them.

BSB  ⇔ Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor,
⇔ he too shall cry out and receive no answer.

OEB He that stops his ears at the cry of the poor
⇔ will find his own call unanswered.

WEB Whoever stops his ears at the cry of the poor,
⇔ he will also cry out, but shall not be heard.

NET The one who shuts his ears to the cry of the poor,
 ⇔ he too will cry out and will not be answered.

LSV Whoever is shutting his ear from the cry of the poor,
He also cries, and is not answered.

FBV If you refuse to hear the cries of the poor, your cries won't be heard either.

T4T  ⇔ There are people who refuse to listen when poor people cry out for help;
⇔ but some day they themselves will cry out for help, and no one will hear them.

LEB • he also will cry out and not be heard.

BBE He whose ears are stopped at the cry of the poor, will himself get no answer to his cry for help.

MOF No MOF PRO book available

JPS Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be answered.

ASV Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor,
 ⇔ He also shall cry, but shall not be heard.

DRA He that stoppeth his ear against the cry of the poor, shall also cry himself and shall not be heard.

YLT Whoso is shutting his ear from the cry of the poor, He also doth cry, and is not answered.

DBY Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also himself shall cry, and shall not be heard.

RV Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry, but shall not be heard.

WBS Whoever stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.

KJB Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.

BB Who so stoppeth his eares at the crying of the poore, he shall crye hym selfe and not be hearde.
(Who so stoppeth his ears at the crying of the poore, he shall cry himself and not be heard.)

GNV He that stoppeth his eare at the crying of the poore, he shall also cry and not be heard.

CB Who so stoppeth his eare at the criege of the poore, he shal crie himself and not be herde.
(Who so stoppeth his eare at the criege of the poore, he shall cry himself and not be heard.)

WYC He that stoppith his eere at the cry of a pore man, schal crye also, and schal not be herd.
(He that stoppith his eere at the cry of a poor man, shall cry also, and shall not be heard.)

LUT Wer seine Ohren verstopft vor dem Schreien des Armen, der wird auch rufen und nicht erhöret werden.
(Who his ears verstopft before/in_front_of to_him Schreien the Armen, the becomes also rufen and not erhöret become.)

CLV [Qui obturat aurem suam ad clamorem pauperis, et ipse clamabit, et non exaudietur.[fn]
([Who obturat aurem his_own to clamorem pauperis, and himself clamabit, and not/no exaudietur.)

21.13 Qui obturat aurem. Generaliter, etc., usque ad neque auditu divinæ misericordiæ dignum.

21.13 Who obturat aurem. Generaliter, etc., usque to neque auditu divinæ misericordiæ dignum.

BRN He that stops his ears from hearing the poor, himself also shall cry, and there shall be none to hear him.

BrLXX Ὃς φράσσει τὰ ὦτα αὐτοῦ τοῦ μὴ ἐπακοῦσαι ἀσθενοῦς, καὶ αὐτὸς ἐπικαλέσεται καὶ οὐκ ἔσται ὁ εἰσακούων.
(Hos frassei ta ōta autou tou maʸ epakousai asthenous, kai autos epikalesetai kai ouk estai ho eisakouōn. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

אֹטֵ֣ם אָ֭זְנ⁠וֹ מִ⁠זַּעֲקַת־דָּ֑ל גַּֽם־ה֥וּא

shuts ear,his to,cry poor also he/it

One who shuts, his, a lowly one, and he refer to types of people in general, not specific people. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use more natural expressions. Alternate translation: “Any person who shuts his ears from the outcries of lowly ones, that person also”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

אֹטֵ֣ם אָ֭זְנ⁠וֹ

shuts ear,his

Here, Solomon refers to someone refusing to listen as if that person were shutting his ears so that he does not hear someone. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “One who will not listen”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

מִ⁠זַּעֲקַת & יִ֝קְרָ֗א

to,cry & he/it_called/named

Here, Solomon implies that the outcry and cry out refer to someone crying out for help. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “from the cry for help of … will cry for help”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

דָּ֑ל

poor

See how you translated the same use of lowly in 10:15.

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

וְ⁠לֹ֣א יֵעָנֶֽה

and=not answered

If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “but no one will answer him”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

וְ⁠לֹ֣א יֵעָנֶֽה

and=not answered

Here, answered refers to the person who hears responding by helping the person who cries out. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “but will not be helped by anyone”

Parallel PRO 21:13