PRO 21:17 Parallel View

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ULT A man of lack loves joy;
 ⇔ a lover of wine and oil will not become rich.

UST People who love what is pleasurable will be poor.
⇔ Indeed, people who love luxuries like wine and olive oil will never be rich.

BSB  ⇔ He who loves pleasure will become poor;
⇔ the one who loves wine and oil will never be rich.

OEB The lover of pleasure will come to want,
⇔ and lovers of wine and oil cannot grow rich.

WEB He who loves pleasure will be a poor man.
⇔ He who loves wine and oil won’t be rich.

NET The one who loves pleasure will be a poor person;
 ⇔ whoever loves wine and anointing oil will not be rich.

LSV Whoever [is] loving mirth [is] a poor man,
Whoever is loving wine and oil makes no wealth.

FBV If you love pleasure you'll become poor; if you love wine and olive oil[fn] you won't ever be rich.

21:17 The extensive use of wine and olive oil was associated with luxury.

T4T  ⇔ Those who spend their money to buy ◄things that give them pleasure/things that cause them to feel happy► will become poor;
⇔ those who love to spend money to buy wine and nice/fancy food [MTY] will never become rich.

LEB • is he who loves pleasure; he who loves wine and oil[fn] will not become rich.

?:? Or “fat”

BBE The lover of pleasure will be a poor man: the lover of wine and oil will not get wealth.

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JPS He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man; he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.

ASV He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man:
 ⇔ He that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.

DRA He that loveth good cheer, shall be in want: he that loveth wine, and fat things, shall not be rich.

YLT Whoso [is] loving mirth [is] a poor man, Whoso is loving wine and oil maketh no wealth.

DBY He that loveth mirth shall be a poor man; he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.

RV He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.

WBS He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.

KJB He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.[fn]
(He that loveth/loves pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth/loves wine and oil shall not be rich.)

21.17 pleasure: or, sport

BB He that hath pleasure in bankettes shalbe a poore man: and whoso delighteth in wyne and delicates, shall not be riche.
(He that hath/has pleasure in bankettes shall be a poor man: and whoso delighteth in wyne and delicates, shall not be riche.)

GNV Hee that loueth pastime, shalbe a poore man: and he that loueth wine and oyle, shall not be riche.
(Hee that loveth/loves pastime, shall be a poor man: and he that loveth/loves wine and oil, shall not be riche. )

CB He yt hath pleasure in banckettes, shal be a poore man: Who so delyteth in wyne and delicates, shal not be riche.
(He it hath/has pleasure in banckettes, shall be a poor man: Who so delightth in wyne and delicates, shall not be riche.)

WYC He that loueth metis, schal be in nedynesse; he that loueth wiyn and fatte thingis, schal not be maad riche.
(He that loveth/loves metis, shall be in nedynesse; he that loveth/loves wiyn and fatte things, shall not be made riche.)

LUT Wer gern in Wollust lebt, wird mangeln; und wer Wein und Öl liebet, wird nicht reich.
(Who gern in Wollust lebt, becomes mangeln; and wer wine and Öl liebet, becomes not reich.)

CLV Qui diligit epulas in egestate erit; qui amat vinum et pinguia non ditabitur.
(Who diligit epulas in egestate erit; who amat vinum and pinguia not/no ditabitur. )

BRN A poor man loves mirth, loving wine and oil in abundance;

BrLXX Ἀνὴρ ἐνδεὴς ἀγαπᾷ εὐφροσύνην, φιλῶν οἶνον καὶ ἔλαιον εἰς πλοῦτον·
(Anaʸr endeaʸs agapa eufrosunaʸn, filōn oinon kai elaion eis plouton; )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

אִ֣ישׁ מַ֭חְסוֹר אֹהֵ֣ב שִׂמְחָ֑ה אֹהֵ֥ב יַֽיִן־וָ֝⁠שֶׁ֗מֶן לֹ֣א יַעֲשִֽׁיר

(a)_man poor loves pleasure loves wine and,oil not rich

These two clauses mean basically the same thing. The second clause emphasizes the meaning of the first by repeating the same idea with different words. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could connect the clauses with a word that shows that the second clause is repeating the first one, not saying something additional. Alternate translation: “A man of lack loves joy; yes, a lover of wine and oil will not become rich”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

אִ֣ישׁ & אֹהֵ֥ב

(a)_man & loves

A man and a lover refer to types of people in general, not to a specific people. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use more natural expressions. Alternate translation: “Any person of … any lover of”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

אִ֣ישׁ מַ֭חְסוֹר

(a)_man poor

Here, Solomon is using the possessive form to describe a man who is characterized by lacking wealth. If your language would not use the possessive form for this, you could use a different expression. Alternate translation: “A man who lacks” or “A man characterized by poverty”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

שִׂמְחָ֑ה

pleasure

Here, joy refers to things and activities that cause people to feel joy. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “what pleases them”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

יַֽיִן־וָ֝⁠שֶׁ֗מֶן

wine and,oil

Both wine and oil are luxurious items. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “luxurious items like wine and oil”

Parallel PRO 21:17