InterlinearVerse GEN EXO LEV NUM DEUT JOB YEHO (JOS) HERO (JDG) RUTH 1 SAM 2 SAM PSA AMOS HOS 1 KI 2 KI 1 CHR 2 CHR PROV ECC SNG YOEL (JOEL) MIC ISA ZEP HAB YIR (JER) LAM YNA (JNA) NAH OBAD DAN EZEK EZRA EST NEH HAG ZEC MAL 2 PS WIS TOB MAN BAR G DAN G ESD L ESD ESG JDT 3 MAC SIR 1 MAC 2 MAC 4 MAC YHN (JHN) MARK MAT LUKE ACTs YAC (JAM) GAL 1 TH 2 TH 1 COR 2 COR ROM COL LAOD PHM EPH PHP 1 TIM TIT 1 PET 2 PET 2 TIM HEB YUD (JUD) 1 YHN (1 JHN) 2 YHN (2 JHN) 3 YHN (3 JHN) REV
InterlinearVerse Ecc C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C10 C11 C12
Ecc 9 V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 V6 V7 V8 V9 V10 V11 V12 V13 V14 V15 V16 V18
OET-LV The_words/messages_of wise_people in_quietness heard are_more_than_the_cry_of a_ruler among_fools.
OET (OET-RV) The words of wise people are quietly heeded—
⇔ more than those of a ruler shouting at a bunch of fools.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive
(Occurrence 0) The words of wise people spoken quietly are heard better
(Some words not found in UHB: words_of wise in,quietness heeded [are]_more,than_[the]_cry_of ruler among,fools )
Here “heard” represents understanding. If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [It is easier to understands the words that wise people speak quietly]
OET-LV The_words/messages_of wise_people in_quietness heard are_more_than_the_cry_of a_ruler among_fools.
OET (OET-RV) The words of wise people are quietly heeded—
⇔ more than those of a ruler shouting at a bunch of fools.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The Hebrew text, lemmas, and morphology are all thanks to the OSHB and some of the glosses are from Macula Hebrew.