PRO 26:7 Parallel View

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ULT Legs dangle from a lame one,
 ⇔ and a proverb in the mouth of stupid ones.

UST As the legs of people who cannot walk are useless,
⇔ so are the sayings that stupid people say.

BSB Like lame legs hanging limp
⇔ is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.

OEB Like the limp legs of the lame
⇔ is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.

WEB Like the legs of the lame that hang loose,
⇔ so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

NET Like legs that hang limp from the lame,
 ⇔ so is a proverb in the mouth of fools.

LSV The two legs of the lame have been weak,
And an allegory in the mouth of fools.

FBV A proverb spoken by someone stupid is as useless as a lame person's legs.

T4T  ⇔ A lame man cannot use his legs,
⇔ and similarly [SIM] it is useless for a foolish person to speak [MTY] ◄proverbs/wise sayings►.

LEB • Like legs that hang limp from a lame person, so is a proverb in the mouth of fools.

BBE The legs of one who has no power of walking are hanging loose; so is a wise saying in the mouth of the foolish.

MOF No MOF PRO book available

JPS The legs hang limp from the lame; so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

ASV The legs of the lame hang loose;
 ⇔ So is a parable in the mouth of fools.

DRA As a lame man hath fair legs in vain: so a parable is unseemly in the mouth of fools.

YLT Weak have been the two legs of the lame, And a parable in the mouth of fools.

DBY The legs of the lame hang loose; so is a proverb in the mouth of fools.

RV The legs of the lame hang loose: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

WBS The legs of the lame are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

KJB The legs of the lame are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.[fn]
(The legs of the lame are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.)

26.7 are…: Heb. are lifted up

BB Like as in a lame man his legges are not equall: euen so is a parable in a fooles mouth.
(Like as in a lame man his legges are not equall: even so is a parable in a fooles mouth.)

GNV As they that lift vp the legs of the lame, so is a parable in a fooles mouth.
(As they that lift up the legs of the lame, so is a parable in a fooles mouth. )

CB Like as it is an vnsemely thige to haue legges & yet to halte, eue so is a parable in ye fooles mouth.
(Like as it is an unsemely thige to have legges and yet to halte, eue so is a parable in ye/you_all fooles mouth.)

WYC As an haltinge man hath faire leggis in veyn; so a parable is vnsemeli in the mouth of foolis.
(As an haltinge man hath/has faire leggis in veyn; so a parable is unsemeli in the mouth of foolis.)

LUT Wie einem Krüppel das Tanzen, also stehet den Narren an, von Weisheit reden.
(How one Krüppel the Tanzen, also stands the Narren an, from Weisheit reden.)

CLV Quomodo pulchras frustra habet claudus tibias, sic indecens est in ore stultorum parabola.
(Quomodo pulchras frustra habet claudus tibias, so indecens it_is in ore stultorum parabola. )

BRN As well take away the motion of the legs, as transgression from the mouth of fools.

BrLXX Ἄφελοῦ πορείαν σκελῶν, καὶ παρανομίαν ἐκ στόματος ἀφρόνων.
(Afelou poreian skelōn, kai paranomian ek stomatos afronōn. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

דַּלְי֣וּ

hang_limp

Here, Solomon implies that these Legs dangle uselessly because the legs of a lame one do not function. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “dangle uselessly”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

וּ֝⁠מָשָׁ֗ל

and,proverb

Solomon is leaving out a word that in many languages a clause would need in order to be complete. You could supply this word from the previous clause if it would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: “and a proverb dangles”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

וּ֝⁠מָשָׁ֗ל

and,proverb

Here, and indicates that Solomon is comparing what follows to what he said in the previous clause. Solomon is saying that a proverb in the mouth of stupid ones is like the Legs of a lame one because it is useless. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state that explicitly. Alternate translation: “in the same way a proverb”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

וּ֝⁠מָשָׁ֗ל בְּ⁠פִ֣י

and,proverb in/on/at/with,mouth

Here, a proverb and the mouth refer to proverbs and mouths in general, not a specific proverb or mouth. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use more natural expressions. Alternate translation: “any proverb in the mouths of”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

וּ֝⁠מָשָׁ֗ל בְּ⁠פִ֣י

and,proverb in/on/at/with,mouth

Here, mouth refers to what a person says by using his mouth. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “and a proverb spoken by”

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