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OET interlinear PROV 19:10

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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. לֹא
    2. 393697
    3. not
    4. -
    5. 3808
    6. S-Tn
    7. not
    8. -
    9. Y-1000
    10. 274460
    2. 393698
    3. -
    4. -
    6. -x-maqqef
    8. -
    9. -
    10. 274461
    1. נָאוֶה
    2. 393699
    3. +is suitable
    4. suitable
    5. 5000
    6. P-Aamsa
    7. [is]_suitable
    8. -
    9. Y-1000
    10. 274462
    1. לִ,כְסִיל
    2. 393700,393701
    3. for a fool
    4. -
    5. 3684
    6. S-R,Aamsa
    7. for,a_fool
    8. -
    9. Y-1000
    10. 274463
    1. תַּעֲנוּג
    2. 393702
    3. luxury
    4. -
    5. 8588
    6. S-Ncmsa
    7. luxury
    8. -
    9. Y-1000
    10. 274464
    1. אַף
    2. 393703
    3. indeed
    4. -
    5. 637
    6. S-Ta
    7. indeed?
    8. -
    9. Y-1000
    10. 274465
    1. כִּי
    2. 393704
    3. if/because
    4. -
    6. S-C
    7. if/because
    8. -
    9. Y-1000
    10. 274466
    2. 393705
    3. -
    4. -
    6. -x-maqqef
    8. -
    9. -
    10. 274467
    1. לְ,עֶבֶד
    2. 393706,393707
    3. for a slave
    4. slave
    5. 5650
    6. P-R,Ncmsa
    7. for,a_slave
    8. -
    9. Y-1000
    10. 274468
    2. 393708
    3. -
    4. -
    6. -x-paseq
    8. -
    9. -
    10. 274469
    1. מְשֹׁל
    2. 393709
    3. to rule
    4. -
    5. 4910
    6. V-Vqc
    7. to_rule
    8. -
    9. Y-1000
    10. 274470
    1. בְּ,שָׂרִים
    2. 393710,393711
    3. over princes
    4. princes
    5. 8269
    6. S-R,Ncmpa
    7. over,princes
    8. -
    9. Y-1000
    10. 274471
    2. 393712
    3. -
    4. -
    6. -x-sof-pasuq
    8. -
    9. -
    10. 274472

OET (OET-LV) not is_suitable for_a_fool luxury indeed if/because for_a_slave to_rule over_princes.

OET (OET-RV) Luxury is not suitable for a fool—
 ⇔ ≈ even worse for a slave to rule over princes.

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

19:10

Notice the parallelism:

10aLuxury is unseemly for a fool—

10bhow much worse for a slave to rule over princes!

This is another example of logical reasoning from the lesser to the greater. The reasoning is: The situation in 19:10a is inappropriate. The situation in 19:10b is even more inappropriate. See 11:31 for a list of other examples.

19:10a

Luxury is unseemly for a fool—

Luxury is unseemly: The phrase that the BSB translates as unseemly means “unsuitable,” “inappropriate,” or “wrong.” It refers to a situation that is contrary to what people in a particular culture consider to be normal or proper.

Luxury: This word means a life of extreme comfort. It means to own many nice things that cost a lot of money. In some languages, there are idioms or phrases that refer to this kind of lifestyle. For example:

Living like a rich person

To have an easy/good life

for a fool: The Hebrew word kǝsil, which the BSB translates as fool, describes a person who is morally foolish. He does what is stupid and wrong because he is mentally lazy and is satisfied with himself. See fool 2 in the Glossary.

Some other ways to translate 19:10a are:

Luxury is not appropriate for a fool (NET)

It isn’t right for a fool to live in luxury (NLT)

Fools should not live in luxury (GNT)

19:10b

how much worse for a slave to rule over princes!

how much worse for a slave to rule over princes!: It is inappropriate for a fool to live in luxury. So it is even more inappropriate for a servant or slave to rule over princes. The word that the BSB translates here as princes refers to anyone who belongs to the ruling class. It does not refer specifically to the sons of kings. Some other ways to translate this line are:

It is much less appropriate for a servant to govern leaders.

or for a slave to rule in place of a king (CEV)

and slaves should not rule over noblemen (GNT)

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

תַּעֲנ֑וּג

luxury

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of Luxury, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: “What is luxurious”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

לִ⁠כְסִ֣יל & לְ⁠עֶ֤בֶד

for,a_fool & for,a_slave

See how you translated a stupid one in [10:18](../10/18.md) and a slave in [11:29](../11/29.md).

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

אַ֝֗ף כִּֽי־לְ⁠עֶ֤בֶד

also/though that/for/because/then/when for,a_slave

Solomon is leaving out some of the words that in many languages a clause would need in order to be complete. You could supply these words from earlier in the sentence if it would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: “how much less suitable is it for a slave”

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. not
    2. -
    3. 3835
    5. 393697
    6. S-Tn
    8. -
    9. Y-1000
    10. 274460
    1. +is suitable
    2. suitable
    3. 5108
    5. 393699
    6. P-Aamsa
    8. -
    9. Y-1000
    10. 274462
    1. for a fool
    2. -
    3. 3705,3451
    5. 393700,393701
    6. S-R,Aamsa
    8. -
    9. Y-1000
    10. 274463
    1. luxury
    2. -
    3. 8335
    5. 393702
    6. S-Ncmsa
    8. -
    9. Y-1000
    10. 274464
    1. indeed
    2. -
    3. 545
    5. 393703
    6. S-Ta
    8. -
    9. Y-1000
    10. 274465
    1. if/because
    2. -
    3. 3482
    5. 393704
    6. S-C
    8. -
    9. Y-1000
    10. 274466
    1. for a slave
    2. slave
    3. 3705,5754
    5. 393706,393707
    6. P-R,Ncmsa
    8. -
    9. Y-1000
    10. 274468
    1. to rule
    2. -
    3. 4765
    5. 393709
    6. V-Vqc
    8. -
    9. Y-1000
    10. 274470
    1. over princes
    2. princes
    3. 846,8068
    5. 393710,393711
    6. S-R,Ncmpa
    8. -
    9. Y-1000
    10. 274471

OET (OET-LV) not is_suitable for_a_fool luxury indeed if/because for_a_slave to_rule over_princes.

OET (OET-RV) Luxury is not suitable for a fool—
 ⇔ ≈ even worse for a slave to rule over princes.

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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