PRO 29:9 Parallel View

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ULT A wise man goes to judgment with a foolish man,
 ⇔  but he trembles and laughs and there is no rest.

UST If wise people sue foolish people,
⇔ the foolish people will rage and sneer and not resolve anything.

BSB  ⇔ If a wise man goes to court with a fool,
⇔ there will be raving and laughing with no resolution.

OEB When a wise man disputes with a fool,
⇔ he storms and laughs, and peace there is none.

WEB If a wise man goes to court with a foolish man,
⇔ the fool rages or scoffs, and there is no peace.

NET If a wise person goes to court with a foolish person,
 ⇔ there is no peace whether he is angry or laughs.

LSV A wise man is judged by the foolish man,
And he has been angry,
And he has laughed, and there is no rest.

FBV When a wise man takes a stupid man to court, there's raging and ridicule, but nothing is settled.

T4T  ⇔ If a wise person sues a foolish person,
⇔ the foolish person merely laughs at him and yells at him and will not be quiet (OR, the dispute will not be resolved).

LEB • If a wise man goes to court with a foolish man, then there is rankling and ridicule,[fn] but there is no relief.

?:? Hebrew “there is ridicule”

BBE If a wise man goes to law with a foolish man, he may be angry or laughing, but there will be no rest.

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JPS If a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether he be angry or laugh, there will be no rest.

ASV If a wise man hath a controversy with a foolish man,
 ⇔ Whether he be angry or laugh, there will be no rest.

DRA If a wise man contend with a fool, whether he be angry or laugh, he shall find no rest.

YLT A wise man is judged by the foolish man, And he hath been angry, And he hath laughed, and there is no rest.

DBY If a wise man contendeth with a fool, whether he rage or laugh, [he] hath no rest.

RV If a wise man hath a controversy with a foolish man, whether he be angry or laugh, there will be no rest.

WBS If a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether he rageth or laugheth, there is no rest.

KJB If a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether he rage or laugh, there is no rest.
(If a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether he rage or laugh, there is no rest. )

BB If a wise man contendeth with a foole: whether he be angry or laugh, there is no rest.

GNV If a wise man contend with a foolish man, whether he be angry or laugh, there is no rest.

CB Yf a wyse man go to lawe with a foole (whether he deale with him frendly or roughly) he getteth no rest.
(If a wise man go to law with a foole (whether he deale with him frendly or roughly) he getteth no rest.)

WYC If a wijs man stryueth with a fool; whether he be wrooth, `ether he leiyith, he schal not fynde reste.
(If a wijs man striveth with a fool; whether he be wrooth, `ether he leiyith, he shall not find reste.)

LUT Wenn ein Weiser mit einem Narren zu handeln kommt, er zürne oder lache, so hat er nicht Ruhe.
(Wenn a Weiser with one Narren to handeln kommt, he zürne or lache, so has he not Ruhe.)

CLV Vir sapiens si cum stulto contenderit, sive irascatur, sive rideat, non inveniet requiem.[fn]
(Vir sapiens when/but_if cum stulto contenderit, if/or irascatur, if/or rideat, not/no inveniet requiem.)

29.9 Vir sapiens. Doctor fidelis et sapiens, etc., usque ad non auditur a stulto.

29.9 Vir sapiens. Doctor fidelis and sapiens, etc., usque to not/no auditur a stulto.

BRN A wise man shall judge nations: but a worthless man being angry laughs and fears not.

BrLXX Ἀνὴρ σοφὸς κρινεῖ ἔθνη, ἀνὴρ δὲ φαῦλος ὀργιζόμενος καταγελᾶται καὶ οὐ καταπτήσσει.
(Anaʸr sofos krinei ethnaʸ, anaʸr de faulos orgizomenos katagelatai kai ou kataptaʸssei. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

אִֽישׁ־חָכָ֗ם & אֶת־אִ֣ישׁ אֱוִ֑יל וְ⁠רָגַ֥ז

(a)_man wise & DOM (a)_man fool and,rages

A wise man, a foolish man, and he represent types of people in general, not specific people. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use more natural expressions. See how you translated A wise man in 16:14. Alternate translation: “Any wise person … with any foolish person, but that foolish person trembles”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

נִ֭שְׁפָּט

goes_to_court

Here, goes to judgment refers to starting a legal dispute with someone. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “goes to court” or “begins a lawsuit”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וְ⁠רָגַ֥ז

and,rages

Here, trembles refers to the foolish person gesturing violently because he were angry. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “but he gestures violently”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וְ֝⁠שָׂחַ֗ק

and,ridicule

Here, laughs refers to laughing in a mocking manner, not joyful laughter. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “and laughs mockingly”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וְ⁠אֵ֣ין נָֽחַת

and,there_is_no relief

This could mean: (1) there will be no resolution to the judgment. Alternate translation: “and they will not be able to settle the problem” (2) the foolish person will not be quiet. Alternate translation: “and will not stop doing so”

Parallel PRO 29:9