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OET-LV An_appetite satisfied it_treads_down honey and_appetite hungry every bitter_[thing] [is]_sweet.
UHB נֶ֣פֶשׁ שְׂ֭בֵעָה תָּב֣וּס נֹ֑פֶת וְנֶ֥פֶשׁ רְ֝עֵבָ֗ה כָּל־מַ֥ר מָתֽוֹק׃ ‡
(nefesh səⱱēˊāh tāⱱūş nofet vənefesh rəˊēⱱāh ⱪāl-mar mātōq.)
Key: yellow:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
ULT A satiated appetite tramples fresh honey,
⇔ but for the appetite of a hungry one everything bitter is sweet.
UST When people who have full stomachs see on the ground honey dripping from the comb, they step on it because they are not hungry.
⇔ but even bitter things taste sweet to hungry people because they are so hungry.
BSB ⇔ The soul that is full loathes honey,
⇔ but to a hungry soul, any bitter thing is sweet.
OEB Honey is scorned by a man that is full,
⇔ but anything bitter is sweet to the hungry.
WEB A full soul loathes a honeycomb;
⇔ but to a hungry soul, every bitter thing is sweet.
NET The one whose appetite is satisfied loathes honey,
⇔ but to the hungry mouth every bitter thing is sweet.
LSV A satiated soul treads down a honeycomb,
And every bitter thing [is] sweet [to] a hungry soul.
FBV If you're full up, you can't face honey; but if you're starving, even bitter food tastes sweet.
T4T ⇔ When someone’s stomach is full, he does not want to eat honey;
⇔ but when someone is very hungry, he thinks that even bitter things taste sweet.
LEB • [fn] that is sated spurns honey, but to an[fn] that is ravenous, all bitterness is sweet.
?:? Literally “soul”
BBE The full man has no use for honey, but to the man in need of food every bitter thing is sweet.
MOF No MOF PRO book available
JPS The full soul loatheth a honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
ASV The full soul loatheth a honeycomb;
⇔ But to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
DRA A soul that is full shall tread upon the honeycomb: and a soul that is hungry shall take even bitter for sweet.
YLT A satiated soul treadeth down a honeycomb, And [to] a hungry soul every bitter thing [is] sweet.
DBY The full soul trampleth on a honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
RV The full soul loatheth an honeycomb: but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
WBS The full soul lotheth a honey-comb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
KJB The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.[fn]
(The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.)
27.7 loatheth: Heb. treadeth under foot
BB He that is full, abhorreth an honye combe: but vnto hym that is hungrye, euery sowre thing is sweete.
(He that is full, abhorreth an honeye combe: but unto him that is hungrye, every sowre thing is sweete.)
GNV The person that is full, despiseth an hony combe: but vnto the hungry soule euery bitter thing is sweete.
(The person that is full, despiseth an honey combe: but unto the hungry soule every bitter thing is sweete. )
CB He that is full, abhorreth an hony combe: but vnto him that is hogrie, euery sower thinge is swete.
(He that is full, abhorreth an honey combe: but unto him that is hogrie, every sower thing is swete.)
WYC A man fillid schal dispise an hony coomb; but an hungri man schal take, yhe, bittir thing for swete.
(A man filled shall despise an honey coomb; but an hungri man shall take, yea/yes, bittir thing for swete.)
LUT Eine volle SeeLE zertritt wohl Honigseim; aber einer hungrigen SeeLE ist alles Bittre süß.
(Eine volle SeeLE zertritt wohl Honigseim; but einer hungrigen SeeLE is alles Bittre süß.)
CLV Anima saturata calcabit favum, et anima esuriens etiam amarum pro dulci sumet.[fn]
(Anima saturata calcabit favum, and anima esuriens also amarum pro dulci sumet.)
27.7 Anima saturata calcabit favum, etc. Anima divitum, etc., usque ad mortem ipsam pro Domino pati dulce habet.
27.7 Anima saturata calcabit favum, etc. Anima divitum, etc., usque to mortem ipsam pro Domino pati dulce habet.
BRN A full soul scorns honeycombs; but to a hungry soul even bitter things appear sweet.
BrLXX Ψυχὴ ἐν πλησμονῇ οὖσα κηρίοις ἐμπαίζει, ψυχῇ δὲ ἐνδεεῖ καὶ τὰ πικρὰ γλυκέα φαίνεται.
(psuⱪaʸ en plaʸsmonaʸ ousa kaʸriois empaizei, psuⱪaʸ de endeʼei kai ta pikra glukea fainetai. )
27:7 Even the best teaching (honey) will be refused if offered at the wrong time. The key to real learning is the receptivity of the student.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun
אוֹהֵ֑ב & שׂוֹנֵֽא
(Some words not found in UHB: creature sated loathes honey and,appetite hungry all/each/any/every bitter sweet )
Here, one who loves and one who hates 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 loves … any person who hates”
7Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / personification
וְ֝נַעְתָּר֗וֹת נְשִׁיק֥וֹת שׂוֹנֵֽא
(Some words not found in UHB: creature sated loathes honey and,appetite hungry all/each/any/every bitter sweet )
Here, Solomon speaks of the deceptiveness of the one who hates as if the kisses he gives were a deceptive person. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “but the kisses of one who hates show his deceptiveness” or “but the kisses of one who hates show how deceptive he is”
וְ֝נַעְתָּר֗וֹת
(Some words not found in UHB: creature sated loathes honey and,appetite hungry all/each/any/every bitter sweet )
The word translated as deceptive can also mean “excessive.” If a translation of the Bible exists in your region, you may wish to use the reading that it uses. If a translation of the Bible does not exist in your region, you may wish to use the reading of the ULT.
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / possession
נְשִׁיק֥וֹת שׂוֹנֵֽא
(Some words not found in UHB: creature sated loathes honey and,appetite hungry all/each/any/every bitter sweet )
Here, Solomon is using the possessive form to describe kisses that are given by one who hates. If your language would not use the possessive form for this, you could use a different expression. Alternate translation: “are the kisses given by one who hates”
Note 4 topic: translate-symaction
נְשִׁיק֥וֹת
(Some words not found in UHB: creature sated loathes honey and,appetite hungry all/each/any/every bitter sweet )
Here, kisses is a symbolic action to show true friendship and loyalty. See how you translated the same use of the word in 24:26.
Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun
נֶ֣פֶשׁ שְׂ֭בֵעָה & וְנֶ֥פֶשׁ רְ֝עֵבָ֗ה
creature sated & and,appetite hungry
A satiated appetite and the appetite of a hungry one refers to these appetites in general, not specific appetites. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use more natural expressions. Alternate translation: “Any satiated appetite … but for any appetite of any hungry person”
Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche
נֶ֣פֶשׁ שְׂ֭בֵעָה
creature sated
Here, appetite refers to the whole satiated person. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “A person who is satisfied” or “A person who has eaten enough to be full”
Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns