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Parallel PROV 10:10

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Text critical issues=minor/spelling Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal (All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV) The person who winks at you will cause grief,
 ⇔ ≈ and those who speak foolishly will be ruined.OET logo mark

OET-LV one_who_winks[fn][fn] an_eye he_gives sorrow and_a_fool lips he_will_be_ruined.

10:10 OSHB note: Marks a place where we agree with BHQ against BHS in reading L.

10:10 OSHB note: We read one or more accents in L differently than BHS. Often this notation indicates a typographical error in BHS.OET logo mark

UHB קֹ֣רֵֽץ עַ֭יִן יִתֵּ֣ן עַצָּ֑בֶת וֶ⁠אֱוִ֥יל שְׂ֝פָתַ֗יִם יִלָּבֵֽט׃ ‡
   (qorēʦ ˊayin yittēn ˊaʦʦāⱱet ve⁠ʼₑvil səfātayim yillāⱱēţ.)

Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Ὁ ἐννεύων ὀφθαλμοῖς μετὰ δόλου, συνάγει ἀνδράσι λύπας· ὁ δὲ ἐλέγχων μετὰ παῤῥησίας, εἰρηνοποιεῖ.
   (Ho enneuōn ofthalmois meta dolou, sunagei andrasi lupas; ho de elegⱪōn meta paɽɽaʸsias, eiraʸnopoiei. )

BrTr He that winks with his eyes deceitfully, procures griefs for men; but he that reproves boldly is a peacemaker.

ULT One who winks an eye gives pain,
 ⇔ and the one foolish of lips will be thrown down.

UST People who gesture with their eyes to deceive others hurt people,
 ⇔ and people who speak foolishly destroy themselves.

BSB He who winks the eye causes grief,
 ⇔ and foolish lips will come to ruin.[fn]

10:10 Or babbling fools will fall

MSB (Same as BSB above including footnotes)

OEB No OEB PROV book available

WEBBE One who winks with the eye causes sorrow,
 ⇔ but a chattering fool will fall.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET The one who winks his eye causes trouble,
 ⇔ and the one who speaks foolishness will come to ruin.

LSV Whoever is winking the eye gives grief,
And a talkative fool kicks.

FBV People who wink slyly[fn] cause trouble, but someone who gives a strong rebuke brings peace.[fn]

10:10 See 6:13.

10:10 Septuagint version. The second half of this verse in Hebrew is the same as that of verse 8 and may be transposed from there.

T4T  ⇔ Those who signal with their eyes that they are about to do something that is wrong cause trouble,
 ⇔ but those who rebuke others truthfully cause them to be peaceful.

LEB   • The winking of an eye causes[fn] trouble, and the foolishness of lips comes to ruin.

10:? Or “gives, sets up”

BBE He who makes signs with his eyes is a cause of trouble, but he who makes a man see his errors is a cause of peace.

Moff He makes trouble who winks maliciously:
 ⇔ a frank rebuke will make for peace.

JPS He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow; and a prating fool shall fall.

ASV He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow;
 ⇔ But a prating fool shall fall.

DRA He that winketh with the eye shall cause sorrow: and the foolish in lips shall be beaten.

YLT Whoso is winking the eye giveth grief, And a talkative fool kicketh.

Drby He that winketh with the eye causeth grief, and a prating fool shall fall.

RV He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow: but a prating fool shall fall.

SLT He pinching the eye shall give pain: and the foolish of lips shall fall.

Wbstr He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow: but a prating fool shall fall.

KJB-1769 He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow: but a prating fool shall fall.[fn]

10.10 fall: Heb. be beaten

KJB-1611 [fn]Hee that winketh with the eye, causeth sorrow: but a prating foole shall fall.
   (Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

10:10 Or, shalbe beaten.

Bshps He that winketh with his eye, wyll cause sorowe: but he that hath a foolishe mouth, shalbe beaten.
   (He that winketh with his eye, will cause sorrow: but he that hath/has a foolish mouth, shall be beaten.)

Gnva He that winketh with the eye, worketh sorowe, and he yet is foolish in talke, shalbe beaten.
   (He that winketh with the eye, worketh/works sorrow, and he yet is foolish in talk, shall be beaten. )

Cvdl He yt wynketh with his eye, wil do some harme: but he that hath a foolish mouth, shalbe beaten.
   (He it winketh with his eye, will do some harme: but he that hath/has a foolish mouth, shall be beaten.)

Wycl He that bekeneth with the iye, schal yyue sorewe; a fool schal be betun with lippis.
   (He that bekeneth with the eye, shall give sorrow; a fool shall be beaten with lips.)

Luth Wer mit Augen winket, wird Mühe anrichten; und der ein Narrenmaul hat, wird geschlagen.
   (Who with eyes waves(v), becomes effort/trouble cause/wreak/arrange; and the/of_the a fool's_mouth has, becomes beaten.)

ClVg Qui annuit oculo dabit dolorem; et stultus labiis verberabitur.]
   (Who annuit with_an_eye will_give pain; and stupid/foolish lips verberabitur.] )

HAP Hebrew accents and phrasing: See Allan Johnson's Hebrew accents and phrasing analysis.
TSN Tyndale Study Notes:

10:10 To wink at wrong suggests approving of bad behavior rather than confronting it.
• but a bold reproof promotes peace: The NLT translators assume that the original text is reflected in the Greek version. The second line in the Hebrew text may have been copied by mistake from 10:8.

SOTN 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

10:10

Notice the parallel parts that contrast in meaning. The NRSV has been used as the source line for 10:10b, because it follows the textual recommendation.

10a He who winks the eye causes grief,

10bbut the one who rebukes buldly makes peace. (NRSV)

10:10a

He who winks the eye causes grief,

He who winks the eye: In Hebrew, this phrase is literally “one who winks an eye.” Scholars do not know exactly what this action implied to the original readers.

The context may be the same as 6:13a–c (see the note there). In that context, a person winks at his companions to indicate that he intends to deceive or harm someone else. This may be the reason that the NIV supplies the word “maliciously.”

causes grief: The Hebrew word that the BSB translates as grief usually refers to mental pain, grief, or sorrow. Another way to translate this meaning is:

causes heartache (GW)

However, in this context, it may refer to trouble or strife.BDB (#6094) has “stirs up strife” for Proverbs 10:10. NIDOTTE (H6780) and Waltke (page 460) both indicate that the word may refer to “social strife” in the context of this verse. For example, the NRSV and some other English versions have:

causes trouble (NRSV)

Both of these meanings fit the context and are well supported. You may use either one.

If winking does not imply malicious or deceptive intentions in your language, some translation options are:

10:10b

and foolish lips will come to ruin.

(NRSV) but the one who rebukes boldly makes peace: There is a textual difference in this line:

  1. The LXX has: “He who rebukes candidly makes peace.” For example:

    but one who openly criticizes works for peace (GNT) (NRSV, REB, NAB, NLT, NJB, GNT)

  2. The Masoretic Text (MT) has: “and a fool of lips will be thrown down.” In the MT, this line is identical to 10:8b. For example:

    and foolish talk will bring you to ruin (CEV) (BSB, ESV, KJV, NASB, NIV, NCV, GW, CEV, NET, NJPS)

It is recommended that you follow option (1), because it follows the pattern of antithetical proverbs found throughout this section.Waltke (page 459) explains the shift to progressive parallelism by saying that it marks 10:10 as the center proverb that links the pair of quatrains in 10:6–14. He says that 10:8b is repeated in 10:10b in order to link the center proverb with the previous section. On the other hand, there is no scholarly consensus that this section of Proverbs is so tightly organized. Scholars who support the LXX reading include Fox, Murphy, McKane, Kidner, and Scott. Those who support the MT include Delitzsch, Garrett, Ross, Waltke, and Whybray. If you use footnotes, you may want to add a footnote that gives the MT. For example:

This is what the Septuagint (LXX) says. The Hebrew (Masoretic Text) says: “and a person who speaks foolishly will ruin his life.”

(NRSV) the one who rebukes boldly makes peace: This line means that if a person openly or frankly reprimands someone else for doing wrong, peaceful or harmonious relationships will be restored. Another way to translate this clause is:

a frank rebuke promotes peace (REB)

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: translate-symaction

קֹ֣רֵֽץ עַ֭יִן

winks eye

See how you translated a similar phrase is [6:13](../06/13.md).

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

יִתֵּ֣ן עַצָּ֑בֶת

he/it_gave trouble

Here Solomon speaks of causing people to feel pain or grief as if pain were an object that someone gives to someone else. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “causes pain”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

וֶ⁠אֱוִ֥יל שְׂ֝פָתַ֗יִם יִלָּבֵֽט

and,a_fool lips comes_to_ruin

See how you translated the nearly identical clause in [10:8](../10/08.md).

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