Verse List for PROV 29:9

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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal Speaker(s)=Narrator (All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV) If a wise person takes a fool to court, ⇔ then there’ll be rage and ridicule, but no resolution.

OET-LV A _person wise is_entering _into _judgement with a _person a _fool and_he _rages and_he _laughs and_there_is_not quietness.

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

UST If wise people dispute with foolish people, ⇔  the foolish people will become angry and sneer and not resolve anything.

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

OEB No OEB PROV book available

WEBBE & WMBB 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.

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

Moff If a wise man takes a fool into court, ⇔  he gets no peace, whether the fool storms or laughs.

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.

Drby 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.
(If a wise man hath/has a controversy with a foolish man, whether he be angry or laugh, there will be no rest.)

SLT A wise man contending with a foolish man and raging and laughing, and no rest.

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

KJB-1769 If a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether he rage or laugh, there is no rest.

KJB-1611 If a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether hee rage or laugh, there is no rest.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

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

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

Cvdl 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 fool (whether he deal with him friendly or roughly) he getteth no rest.)

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

Luth Wenn ein Weiser mit einem Narren zu handeln kommt, er zürne oder lache, so hat er nicht Ruhe.
(When a wise_(man) with on fool(n) to/for act/trade(v) comes, he anger or lache, so has he not rest/silence.)

ClVg Vir sapiens si cum stulto contenderit, sive irascatur, sive rideat, non inveniet requiem.[fn]
(Man wise when/but_if when/with stupid contenderit, if/or be_angry, if/or rideat, not/no will_find rest/repose.)

UHB אִֽישׁ־חָכָ֗ם נִ֭שְׁפָּט אֶת־אִ֣ישׁ אֱוִ֑יל וְ⁠רָגַ֥ז וְ֝⁠שָׂחַ֗ק וְ⁠אֵ֣ין נָֽחַת׃ ‡

BrLXX Ἀνὴρ σοφὸς κρινεῖ ἔθνη, ἀνὴρ δὲ φαῦλος ὀργιζόμενος καταγελᾶται καὶ οὐ καταπτήσσει.

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