PRO 9:17 Parallel View

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UST Come to me because having sex with someone to whom you are not married is as sweet as water that you have stolen.
⇔ Indeed, it is as delicious as food that you eat all by yourself.”

BSB “Stolen water is sweet,
⇔ and bread eaten in secret is tasty!”

OEB Stolen waters are sweet,
⇔ and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.’

WEB “Stolen water is sweet.
⇔ Food eaten in secret is pleasant.”

NET “Stolen waters are sweet,
 ⇔ and food obtained in secret is pleasant!”

LSV “Stolen waters are sweet,
And hidden bread is pleasant.”

FBV “Stolen water is sweet, and food eaten in secret tastes good!”

T4T “Just as water which you have stolen tastes very good
⇔ and food that you eat by yourself tastes the best,
 ⇔ if you have sex secretly with someone to whom you are not married, you will enjoy it very much.”

LEB • and bread of secrecy is pleasant.”

BBE Drink taken without right is sweet, and food in secret is pleasing.

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JPS 'Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.'

ASV Stolen waters are sweet,
 ⇔ And bread eaten in secret is pleasant.

DRA Stolen waters are sweeter, and hid den bread is more pleasant.

YLT 'Stolen waters are sweet, And hidden bread is pleasant.'

DBY Stolen waters are sweet, and the bread of secrecy is pleasant.

RV Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.

WBS Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.

KJB Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.[fn]
(Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.)

9.17 eaten…: Heb. of secrecies

BB Stolen waters are sweete, & the bread that is priuily eaten, hath a good taste.
(Stolen waters are sweete, and the bread that is priuily eaten, hath/has a good taste.)

GNV Stollen waters are sweete, and hid bread is pleasant.

CB stollen waters are swete, & the bred that is preuely eaten, hath a good taist.
(stollen waters are swete, and the bred that is preuely eaten, hath/has a good taist.)

WYC Watris of thefte ben swettere, and breed hid is swettere.
(Watris of thefte been swettere, and breed hid is swettere.)

LUT Die verstohlenen Wasser sind süß und das verborgene Brot ist niedlich.
(The verstohlenen water are süß and the verborgene bread is niedlich.)

CLV Aquæ furtivæ dulciores sunt, et panis absconditus suavior.[fn]
(Aquæ furtivæ dulciores are, and panis absconditus suavior.)

9.17 Aquæ furtivæ. Sapientia palam mensam omnibus proposuit, etc., usque ad prohibita et illicita connubia dulciora esse asseverat.

9.17 Aquæ furtivæ. Sapientia palam mensam omnibus proposuit, etc., usque to prohibita and illicita connubia dulciora esse asseverat.

BRN Take and enjoy secret bread, and the sweet water of theft.

BrLXX ἄρτων κρυφίων ἡδέως ἅψασθε, καὶ ὕδατος κλοπῆς γλυκεροῦ.
(artōn krufiōn haʸdeōs hapsasthe, kai hudatos klopaʸs glukerou. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

מַֽיִם־גְּנוּבִ֥ים יִמְתָּ֑קוּ

water stolen sweet

The stupid woman implies that what she says in this verse is the reason why the “naive” should “turn aside” to her. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “Turn aside here because stolen waters are sweet”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

מַֽיִם־גְּנוּבִ֥ים יִמְתָּ֑קוּ וְ⁠לֶ֖חֶם סְתָרִ֣ים יִנְעָֽם

water stolen sweet and,bread secret pleasant

In this verse, the foolish woman refers to the pleasure of having sex with someone to whom one is not married as if it were as sweet as stolen waters or as pleasant as bread of secrecies. Water and food are also used as euphemisms for sexual activity in 5:15–19 and 30:20. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly or use a simile: “Having sex with me is truly enjoyable” or “Having sex with me is as enjoyable as drinking stolen waters or eating bread of secrecies”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

וְ⁠לֶ֖חֶם סְתָרִ֣ים

and,bread secret

The phrase bread of secrecies could refer to: (1) bread that a person secretly eats by himself. Alternate translation: “and bread that is eaten in secrecy” (2) bread that one obtains through secret deeds, which implies stealing the bread. Alternate translation: “and bread obtained secretly” or “and stolen bread”

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