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OET interlinear PROV 14:16

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Hebrew word order

    1. Hebrew word
    2. Hebrew lemma
    3. OET-LV words
    4. OET-RV words
    5. Strongs
    6. Role/Morphology
    7. Gloss
    8. CAPS codes
    9. OET tags
    10. OET word #
    1. חָכָם
    2. 391889
    3. A wise person
    4. -
    5. 2450
    6. S-Aamsa
    7. a_wise_[person]
    8. S
    9. Y-1000
    10. 273017
    1. יָרֵא
    2. 391890
    3. +is fearing
    4. -
    5. 3373
    6. P-Vqrmsa
    7. [is]_fearing
    8. -
    9. Y-1000
    10. 273018
    1. וְ,סָר
    2. 391891,391892
    3. and turning aside
    4. turns
    5. 5493
    6. SV-C,Vqrmsa
    7. and,turning_aside
    8. -
    9. Y-1000
    10. 273019
    1. מֵ,רָע
    2. 391893,391894
    3. from evil
    4. -
    6. S-R,Aamsa
    7. from,evil
    8. -
    9. Y-1000
    10. 273020
    1. וּ,כְסִיל
    2. 391895,391896
    3. and a fool
    4. -
    5. 3684
    6. S-C,Aamsa
    7. and,a_fool
    8. -
    9. Y-1000
    10. 273021
    1. מִתְעַבֵּר
    2. 391897
    3. +is arrogant
    4. -
    6. V-Vtrmsa
    7. [is]_arrogant
    8. -
    9. Y-1000
    10. 273022
    1. וּ,בוֹטֵחַ
    2. 391898,391899
    3. and confident
    4. careless
    5. 982
    6. V-C,Vqrmsa
    7. and,confident
    8. -
    9. Y-1000
    10. 273023
    2. 391900
    3. -
    4. -
    6. -x-sof-pasuq
    8. -
    9. -
    10. 273024

OET (OET-LV) A_wise_person is_fearing and_turning_aside from_evil and_a_fool is_arrogant and_confident.

OET (OET-RV) A wise person fears trouble and turns away from it,
 ⇔ ^ but a stupid one is careless and overconfident.

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 10:1–22:16: This is the main collection of Solomon’s proverbs

This section is the main collection of Solomon’s proverbs. It has a very different structure from the longer poetic lectures of chapters 1–9. It consists mostly of individual couplets (two-line poems) that are each one verse in length. With the exception of the title (10:1a), paragraph breaks will not be indicated in the Notes or Display. You may of course choose to start each proverb as a separate paragraph in your translation.

In chapters 10–15, most of these one-verse couplets express a contrast between the two lines. One of the more common contrasts is between the righteous/wise and the wicked/foolish and the different consequences of their conduct.

In chapters 16:1–22:16, more topics are discussed. There is more emphasis on the role of the king and other leaders. In these chapters, there are few proverbs with contrasting lines. Some of the parallel lines are similar in meaning. More frequently, the second line adds to what the first line says or gives an example. Most of the verses have no obvious connection with the previous or following proverbs.UBS (page 214), Fox (page 509), McKane (page 413). Many scholars, including McKane, point out that there are some topical groupings as well as poetic connections. These include the repetition of certain words or sounds. This observation does not deny the individual nature of most of the proverbs in this Section.

Two of the types of proverbs in this section are not found in chapters 1–9. One type contains logical reasoning from the lesser to the greater. See 11:31 for a list of these proverbs. There are also several varieties of complex “better than” proverbs. The most common have a contrasting situation in each line (see 12:9). For other varieties, see 16:16, 19:1, and 21:9.

Many of the proverbs in this section refer to categories of people who share a common trait. For example, they refer to the righteous, the wise, the poor, and the lazy. In Hebrew, some verses use singular forms to refer to these groups of people. Other verses use plural forms. Still others use a combination of singular and plural. See the note on 10:30a–b for one example. For most of these verses, the Notes will not comment on the difference between singular and plural forms. Use a natural way in your language to refer to one or more people who are in the same category.

Many of the proverbs in this section express a general principle in abstract terms. They are not addressed specifically to the readers. For example, 10:2a–b says:

Ill-gotten treasures are of no value,

but righteousness delivers from death.

However, the author intended his readers to understand these proverbs as advice that they should follow. In some languages, authors or speakers give advice more directly, using pronouns such as you(sing), you(plur), we(dual), or we(incl). See the note on 10:2 for translation suggestions.

Some other headings for this section are:

Proverbs of Solomon (NIV)

The Wise Words of Solomon (NCV)

Here are many wise things that Solomon said

14:16

Notice the parallel parts that contrast in meaning:

16a A wise man fears and turns from evil,

16bbut a fool is careless and reckless.

14:16a

A wise man fears and turns from evil,

A wise man fears: In Hebrew, this clause is literally “a wise person is fearing.” In Proverbs, the verb “to fear” (see the note on 10:27a) usually occurs with the object “the LORD.” Here there is no object. There are two ways to interpret this clause:

  1. A wise man is cautious. He is aware that a person’s actions may have bad consequences, so he is afraid of acting rashly. For example:

    One who is wise is cautious (REB) (BSB, CEV, ESV, GW, KJV, NASB, NCV, NET, NJB, NJPS, NLT, REB, RSV, GNT)

  2. A wise man fears the LORD. For example:

    A wise man fears the Lord (NIV) (NIV)

It is recommended that you follow interpretation (1), along with most versions and scholars. Two reasons are:

  1. This interpretation forms a good parallel with 14:16b.

  2. If the author had intended this clause to mean “fears the LORD,” he probably would have made the object explicit. That is what he did elsewhere in Proverbs.

and turns from evil: The word that the BSB translates as evil can refer either to moral evil or to trouble/misfortune. (See the note on 12:20a.) In this context, either meaning is appropriate, since a person who avoids moral evil will also avoid the trouble that accompanies it. Some ways to express the second meaning are:

Wise people are careful and stay out of trouble (NCV)

Sensible people are careful to stay out of trouble (GNT)

14:16b

but a fool is careless and reckless.

but a fool is careless: The word that the BSB translates as careless is literally “passing beyond bounds.” It usually means to become very angry or excited or to lose control. Since anger does not fit the context very well, most versions focus on being reckless or out of control.

fool: See fool 2 in the Glossary.

and reckless: In this context, the word reckless means to be self-assured or overconfident. A person who is overconfident tends to act too quickly or to be reckless. But the main meaning in this context is probably self-confidence.

Two ways to express the meaning of this line are:

but a fool is careless and overconfident (GW)

fools plunge ahead with great confidence (NLT96)

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

חָכָ֣ם & וּ֝⁠כְסִ֗יל

wise & and,a_fool

See how you translated a wise one in [1:5](../01/05.md) and a stupid one in [10:18](../10/18.md).

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וְ⁠סָ֣ר מֵ⁠רָ֑ע

and,turning_aside from,evil

Solomon is speaking as if trouble were an object that A wise one physically turns away to walk in a different direction from. He means that he decides not to join in situations that could get him into trouble. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [and does not take part in troubling situations]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / hendiadys

מִתְעַבֵּ֥ר וּ⁠בוֹטֵֽחַ

throws_off and,confident

The phrase interferes and is confident expresses a single idea. The word confident tells more about how the stupid one interferes. If it would be more natural in your language, you could express this meaning in a different way. Alternate translation: [carelessly intrudes] or [overconfidently interferes]

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)

    1. OET-LV words
    2. OET-RV words
    3. Strongs
    4. Hebrew word
    5. Hebrew lemma
    6. Role/Morphology
    7. Gloss
    8. CAPS codes
    9. OET tags
    10. OET word #
    1. A wise person
    2. -
    3. 2548
    5. 391889
    6. S-Aamsa
    8. S
    9. Y-1000
    10. 273017
    1. +is fearing
    2. -
    3. 3293
    5. 391890
    6. P-Vqrmsa
    8. -
    9. Y-1000
    10. 273018
    1. and turning aside
    2. turns
    3. 1987,5510
    5. 391891,391892
    6. SV-C,Vqrmsa
    8. -
    9. Y-1000
    10. 273019
    1. from evil
    2. -
    3. 4129,7217
    5. 391893,391894
    6. S-R,Aamsa
    8. -
    9. Y-1000
    10. 273020
    1. and a fool
    2. -
    3. 1987,3451
    5. 391895,391896
    6. S-C,Aamsa
    8. -
    9. Y-1000
    10. 273021
    1. +is arrogant
    2. -
    3. 5896
    5. 391897
    6. V-Vtrmsa
    8. -
    9. Y-1000
    10. 273022
    1. and confident
    2. careless
    3. 1987,1181
    5. 391898,391899
    6. V-C,Vqrmsa
    8. -
    9. Y-1000
    10. 273023

OET (OET-LV) A_wise_person is_fearing and_turning_aside from_evil and_a_fool is_arrogant and_confident.

OET (OET-RV) A wise person fears trouble and turns away from it,
 ⇔ ^ but a stupid one is careless and overconfident.

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.OET logo mark

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