PRO 22:5 Parallel View

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ULT Thorns, traps are in the way of the crooked one;
 ⇔ one who guards his life will stay far away from them.

UST Deceptive people live dangerously, as if they were walking down a road covered with thorns and traps;
⇔ but people who want to stay alive avoid living that way.

BSB  ⇔ Thorns and snares lie on the path of the perverse;
⇔ he who guards his soul stays far from them.

OEB On the way of the crooked lie traps and snares;
⇔ he who watches his life will keep far away.

WEB Thorns and snares are in the path of the wicked;
⇔ whoever guards his soul stays far from them.

NET Thorns and snares are in the path of the perverse,
 ⇔ but the one who guards himself keeps far from them.

LSV Thorns [and] snares [are] in the way of the perverse,
Whoever is keeping his soul is far from them.

FBV Thorns and traps lie in the path of crooked people; those who value their lives will stay away from them.

T4T  ⇔ Because of the things that wicked people do, they have difficulties/troubles that will be like thorns and traps on the roads that they walk on [MET];
⇔ people who are careful/cautious will be able to stay away from those difficulties.

LEB • and snares are in the way of the perverse; he who guards himself[fn] will keep away from them.

?:? Or “soul,” or “life”

BBE Thorns and nets are in the way of the twisted: he who keeps watch over his soul will be far from them.

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JPS Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward; he that keepeth his soul holdeth himself far from them.

ASV Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse:
 ⇔ He that keepeth his soul shall be far from them.

DRA Arms and swords are in the way of the perverse: but he that keepeth his own soul departeth far from them.

YLT Thorns — snares [are] in the way of the perverse, Whoso is keeping his soul is far from them.

DBY Thorns [and] snares are in the way of the perverse: he that keepeth his soul holdeth himself far from them.

RV Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that keepeth his soul shall be far from them.

WBS Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.

KJB Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.
(Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them. )

BB Thornes and snares are in the way of the frowarde: but he that doth kepe his soule, wyll flee farre from them.
(Thornes and snares are in the way of the frowarde: but he that doth keep his soule, will flee far from them.)

GNV Thornes and snares are in the way of the frowarde: but he that regardeth his soule, will depart farre from them.
(Thornes and snares are in the way of the frowarde: but he that regardeth his soule, will depart far from them. )

CB Speares and snares are in ye waye of the frowarde, but he yt wil kepe his soule, let him fle fro soch.
(Speares and snares are in ye/you_all way of the frowarde, but he it will keep his soule, let him flee from soch.)

WYC Armuris and swerdis ben in the weie of a weiward man; but the kepere of his soule goith awey fer fro tho.
(Armuris and swerdis been in the way of a weiward man; but the kepere of his soule goeth/goes awey far from tho.)

LUT Stacheln und Stricke sind auf dem Wege des Verkehrten; wer aber sich davon fernet, bewahret sein Leben.
(Stacheln and Stricke are on to_him Wege the Verkehrten; wer but itself/yourself/themselves davon fernet, bewahret his Leben.)

CLV Arma et gladii in via perversi; custos autem animæ suæ longe recedit ab eis.
(Arma and gladii in road perversi; custos however animæ suæ longe recedit away eis. )

BRN Thistles and snares are in perverse ways; but he that keeps his soul will refrain from them.

BrLXX Τρίβολοι καὶ παγίδες ἐν ὁδοῖς σκολιαῖς, ὁ δὲ φυλάσσων τὴν ἑαυτοῦ ψυχὴν ἀφέξεται αὐτῶν.
(Triboloi kai pagides en hodois skoliais, ho de fulassōn taʸn heautou psuⱪaʸn afexetai autōn. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

בְּ⁠דֶ֣רֶךְ עִקֵּ֑שׁ שׁוֹמֵ֥ר נַ֝פְשׁ֗⁠וֹ

in/on/at/with,way perverse guards soul,his

Here, the way, the crooked one, and one who guards his life represent ways and types of people in general, not a specific way or people. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use more natural expressions. Alternate translation: “are in the ways of the crooked ones; those who guard their lives”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

צִנִּ֣ים פַּ֭חִים בְּ⁠דֶ֣רֶךְ עִקֵּ֑שׁ

thorns snares in/on/at/with,way perverse

Here, Solomon speaks of bad things that the crooked one will experience during his lifetime as if his life were a path with Thorns and traps on it. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. See how you translated the same use of way in 15:19. Alternate translation: “The crooked one will experience many troubles during his lifetime” or “The crooked one will have a difficult life”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

עִקֵּ֑שׁ

perverse

Here, Solomon uses the crooked to refer to being deceptive. See how you translated the same use of crooked in 2:15.

Note 4 topic: grammar-connect-logic-contrast

שׁוֹמֵ֥ר נַ֝פְשׁ֗⁠וֹ

guards soul,his

The content of this clause is in contrast to the content of the previous clause. Use the most natural way in your language to indicate a contrast. Alternate translation: “by contrast, one who guards his life”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

שׁוֹמֵ֥ר נַ֝פְשׁ֗⁠וֹ

guards soul,his

Here, Solomon speaks of a person who wants to stay alive as if his life were something that he guards. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. See how you translated the similar phrase “protects his life” in 16:17. Alternate translation: “one who keeps himself alive”

Note 6 topic: writing-pronouns

מֵ⁠הֶֽם

from,them

Here, them refers to the Thorns and traps mentioned in the previous verse. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “from those thorns and traps”

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