PRO 12:9 Parallel Verse View

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Key: khaki:verbs.
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BrLXX Κρείσσων ἀνὴρ ἐν ἀτιμίᾳ δουλεύων ἑαυτῷ, ἢ τιμὴν ἑαυτῷ περιτιθεὶς καὶ προσδεόμενος ἄρτου.
(Kreissōn anaʸr en atimia douleuōn heautōi, aʸ timaʸn heautōi perititheis kai prosdeomenos artou. )

BrTr Better is a man in dishonour serving himself, than one honouring himself and wanting bread.

ULT Better is the one dishonored and has a servant
⇔ than the one honoring himself and lacking of bread.

UST People whom others disrespect yet have servants are better
⇔ than people who think they are important yet have no food.

BSB ⇔ Better to be lightly esteemed yet have a servant,
⇔ than to be self-important but lack food.

OEB Better a man of no rank, with a servant,
⇔ than one who apes greatness and yet has no bread.

WEBBE Better is he who is little known, and has a servant,
⇔ than he who honours himself and lacks bread.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Better is a person of humble standing who nevertheless has a servant,
⇔ than one who pretends to be somebody important yet has no food.

LSV Better [is] the lightly esteemed who has a servant,
Than the self-honored who lacks bread.

FBV Better to be a humble man serving himself than a boastful man who has nothing to eat.

T4T ⇔ It is better to be a humble/ordinary person who has only one servant
⇔ than to think that you are very important while you have nothing to eat.

LEB • [fn] than self-glorifying and lacking food.

12:? Literally “for him,” “belonging to him”

BBE He who is of low position and has a servant, is better than one who has a high opinion of himself and is in need of bread.

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JPS Better is he that is lightly esteemed, and hath a servant, than he that playeth the man of rank, and lacketh bread.

ASV Better is he that is lightly esteemed, and hath a servant,
⇔ Than he that honoreth himself, and lacketh bread.

DRA Better is the poor man that provideth for himself, than he that is glorious and wanteth bread.

YLT Better [is] the lightly esteemed who hath a servant, Than the self-honoured who lacketh bread.

Drby Better is he that is lightly esteemed, and hath a servant, than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread.

RV Better is he that is lightly esteemed, and hath a servant, than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread.

Wbstr He that is despised, and hath a servant, is better than he that honoreth himself, and is destitute of bread.

KJB-1769 He that is despised, and hath a servant, is better than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread.
(He that is despised, and hath/has a servant, is better than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread. )

KJB-1611 He that is despised and hath a seruant, is better then he that honoureth himselfe, and lacketh bread.
(He that is despised and hath/has a servant, is better then he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread.)

Bshps He that is dispised and is yet his owne man, is better then the glorious that lacketh bread.
(He that is dispised and is yet his own man, is better then the glorious that lacketh bread.)

Gnva He that is despised, and is his owne seruant, is better then he that boasteth himselfe and lacketh bread.
(He that is despised, and is his own servant, is better then he that boasteth himself and lacketh bread. )

Cvdl A simple man which laboureth and worketh, is better the one that is gorgious and wanteth bred.

Wycl Betere is a pore man, and sufficient to him silf, than a gloriouse man, and nedi of breed.
(Betere is a poor man, and sufficient to him silf, than a gloriouse man, and nedi of bread.)

Luth Wer gering ist und wartet des Seinen, der ist besser, denn der groß sein will, dem des Brots mangelt.
(Who gering is and wartet the Seinen, the/of_the is besser, because the/of_the large his will, to_him the bread mangelt.)

ClVg Melior est pauper et sufficiens sibi quam gloriosus et indigens pane.
(Melior it_is pauper and sufficiens sibi how gloriosus and indigens pane. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

נִ֭קְלֶה

be_lowly

If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “the one whom others dishonor”

Note 2 topic: grammar-connect-logic-contrast

וְ⁠עֶ֣בֶד ל֑⁠וֹ & וַ⁠חֲסַר־לָֽחֶם

and,servant to=him/it & and,have_no food

In both of these phrases, and indicates that what follows is in contrast to what precedes it. Use the most natural way in your language to indicate a contrast. Alternate translation: “but has a servant … but is lacking of bread”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

לָֽחֶם

food

See how you translated the same use of bread in 9:5.

Parallel PRO 12:9