PRO 26:21 Parallel View

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26:21 Variant note: מדונים: (x-qere) ’מִ֝דְיָנִ֗ים’: lemma_4079 n_0.0 morph_HNcmpa id_20NA8 מִ֝דְיָנִ֗ים

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ULT Charcoal to burning coals and wood to fire,
 ⇔ so a man of quarrels is to kindling of a dispute.

UST As charcoal keeps coals burning and wood keeps fires burning,
⇔ so people who always argue keep other people arguing.

BSB Like charcoal for embers and wood for fire,
⇔ so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife.

OEB As charcoal to embers or wood to fire
⇔ is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife.

WEB As coals are to hot embers,
⇔ and wood to fire,
⇔ so is a contentious man to kindling strife.

NET Like charcoal is to burning coals, and wood to fire,
 ⇔ so is a contentious person to kindle strife.

LSV Coal to burning coals, and wood to fire,
And a man of contentions to kindle strife.

FBV An argumentative person fires up quarrels like putting charcoal on hot embers or wood on a fire.

T4T  ⇔ Putting charcoal on burning coals or putting wood on a fire causes the fire to keep burning;
⇔ similarly, people who like to quarrel cause people to keep arguing.

LEB • As charcoal is to hot embers and wood is to fire, so a man of quarrels is to kindling strife.

BBE Like breath on coals and wood on fire, so a man given to argument gets a fight started.

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JPS As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife.

ASV As coals are to hot embers, and wood to fire,
 ⇔ So is a contentious man to inflame strife.

DRA As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire, so an angry man stirreth up strife.

YLT Coal to burning coals, and wood to fire, And a man of contentions to kindle strife.

DBY [As] coals for hot coals, and wood for fire, so is a contentious man to inflame strife.

RV As coals are to hot embers, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to inflame strife.

WBS As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife.

KJB As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife.
(As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife. )

BB As coles kindle heate, and wood the fire: euen so doth a brawling felowe stirre vp variaunce.
(As coles kindle heat, and wood the fire: even so doth a brawling fellow stirre up variaunce.)

GNV As ye cole maketh burning coles, and wood a fire, so the contentious man is apt to kindle strife.
(As ye/you_all cole maketh burning coles, and wood a fire, so the contentious man is apt to kindle strife. )

CB Coles kyndle heate, and wodd ye fyre: euen so doth a braulinge felowe stere vp variaunce.
(Coles kyndle heat, and wodd ye/you_all fire: even so doth a braulinge fellow stere up variaunce.)

WYC As deed coolis at quic coolis, and trees at the fier; so a wrathful man reisith chidyngis.
(As dead coolis at quic coolis, and trees at the fire; so a wrathful man reisith chidyngis.)

LUT Wie die Kohlen eine Glut und Holz ein Feuer, also richtet ein zänkischer Mann Hader an.
(How the Kohlen one Glut and Holz a fire, also richtet a zänkischer man Hader an.)

CLV Sicut carbones ad prunas, et ligna ad ignem, sic homo iracundus suscitat rixas.
(Sicut carbones to prunas, and ligna to ignem, so human iracundus suscitat rixas. )

BRN A hearth for coals, and wood for fire; and a railing man for the tumult of strife.

BrLXX Ἐσχάρα ἄνθραξι καὶ ξύλα πυρὶ, ἀνὴρ δὲ λοίδορος εἰς ταραχὴν μάχης.
(Esⱪara anthraxi kai xula puri, anaʸr de loidoros eis taraⱪaʸn maⱪaʸs. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

פֶּחָ֣ם לְ֭⁠גֶחָלִים וְ⁠עֵצִ֣ים לְ⁠אֵ֑שׁ

charcoal to,hot_embers and,wood to,fire

Solomon assumes that his readers will understand that Charcoal helps burning coals burn and wood helps fire burn. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: “Charcoal helps coals burn and wood helps fire burn”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

וְ⁠אִ֥ישׁ מדונים

and,man quarrelsome

Here, so indicates that Solomon is comparing what follows to what he said in the previous clause. In the same way that Charcoal helps burning coals burn and wood helps fire burn, a man of quarrels produces disputes among other people. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state that explicitly. Alternate translation: “in the same way, a man of quarrels”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

וְ⁠אִ֥ישׁ מדונים & רִֽיב

and,man quarrelsome & strife

Here, a man of quarrels and a dispute refer to a type of people and disputes in general, not a specific man or dispute. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use more natural expressions. Alternate translation: “and any person of quarrels … any dispute”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

וְ⁠אִ֥ישׁ מדונים

and,man quarrelsome

Here, Solomon is using the possessive form to describe a man who is characterized by quarrels. See how you translated “a woman of quarrels” in 21:9.

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

לְ⁠חַרְחַר־רִֽיב

for,kindling strife

Here, Solomon refers to causing a dispute to continue as if it were a fire that someone keeps kindling. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “is to causing people to keep disputing”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

רִֽיב

strife

See how you translated the abstract nouns dispute in 15:18.

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