PRO 15:16 Parallel Verse View

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Key: green:YHWH.
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 Κρεῖσσον μικρὰ μερὶς μετὰ φόβου Κυρίου, ἢ θησαυροὶ μεγάλοι μετὰ ἀφοβίας.
(Kreisson mikra meris meta fobou Kuriou, aʸ thaʸsauroi megaloi meta afobias. )

BrTr Better is a small portion with the fear of the Lord, than great treasures without the fear of the Lord.

ULT Better is a little with the fear of Yahweh
⇔ than much treasure and anxiety with it.

UST It is better for someone to have a few things while reverently fearing Yahweh,
⇔ than for someone to have a lot of riches while worrying.

BSB ⇔ Better a little with the fear of the LORD
⇔ than great treasure with turmoil.

OEB Better is little, with the fear of the Lord,
⇔ than abundance of treasure and trouble therewith.

WEBBE Better is little, with the fear of the LORD,
⇔ than great treasure with trouble.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Better is little with the fear of the Lord
⇔ than great wealth and turmoil with it.

LSV Better [is] a little with the fear of YHWH,
Than much treasure, and tumult with it.

FBV It's better to respect the Lord and only have a little than to have plenty of money and the trouble that comes with it.

T4T ⇔ Being poor and revering Yahweh
⇔ is better than being rich and having a lot of troubles.

LEB • is little with the fear of Yahweh than great treasure and trouble with it.[fn]

15:? Or “him”

BBE Better is a little with the fear of the Lord, than great wealth together with trouble.

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JPS Better is little with the fear of the LORD, than great treasure and turmoil therewith.

ASV Better is little, with the fear of Jehovah,
⇔ Than great treasure and trouble therewith.

DRA Better is a little with the fear of the Lord, than great treasures without content,

YLT Better [is] a little with the fear of Jehovah, Than much treasure, and tumult with it.

Drby Better is little with the fear of Jehovah than great store and disquietude therewith.

RV Better is little with the fear of the LORD, than great treasure and trouble therewith.

Wbstr Better is little with the fear of the LORD, than great treasure and trouble with it.

KJB-1769 Better is little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and trouble therewith.

KJB-1611 [fn]Better is little with the feare of the LORD, then great treasure, and trouble therewith.
(Better is little with the fear of the LORD, then great treasure, and trouble therewith.)

15:16 Psal. 37. 16. 1.tim.6. 6.prou. 16. 8.

Bshps Better is a litle with the feare of the Lorde: then great treasure, and trouble therwith.
(Better is a little with the fear of the Lord: then great treasure, and trouble therwith.)

Gnva Better is a litle with the feare of the Lord, then great treasure, and trouble therewith.
(Better is a little with the fear of the Lord, then great treasure, and trouble therewith. )

Cvdl Better is a litle with the feare of the LORDE then greate treasure, for they are not without sorowe.
(Better is a little with the fear of the LORD then great treasure, for they are not without sorowe.)

Wycl Betere is a litil with the drede of the Lord, than many tresouris and vnfillable.
(Betere is a little with the dread of the Lord, than many tresouris and unfillable.)

Luth Es ist besser ein wenig mit der Furcht des HErr’s denn großer Schatz, darin Unruhe ist.
(It is better a wenig with the/of_the Furcht the LORD’s because großer Schatz, darin Unruhe is.)

ClVg Melius est parum cum timore Domini, quam thesauri magni et insatiabiles.
(Melius it_is parum when/with timore Master, how thesauri magni and insatiabiles. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

מְ֭עַט & מֵ⁠אוֹצָ֥ר רָ֝֗ב

a_little & than,treasure great

Solomon is leaving out some of the words that in many languages a sentence would need in order to be complete. You could supply these words from the context if it would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: “is having a little … than having much treasure”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

מְ֭עַט

a_little

Here Solomon is using the adjective little as a noun to refer to a small amount of something. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you could translate this word with an equivalent phrase. Alternate translation: “is having a small amount”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

בְּ⁠יִרְאַ֣ת יְהוָ֑ה

in/on/at/with,fear YHWH

Here Solomon refers to fearing Yahweh as if that fear were an object that someone could have with even a little of whatever they have. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “while having fear of Yahweh” or “and fearing Yahweh”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

בְּ⁠יִרְאַ֣ת יְהוָ֑ה

in/on/at/with,fear YHWH

See how you translated the fear of Yahweh in 1:7.

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וּ⁠מְה֥וּמָה בֽ⁠וֹ

and,turmoil in=him/it

Here Solomon refers to feeling anxiety as if that anxiety were an object that someone could have with much treasure. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “and having anxiety” or “and having anxiety”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

וּ⁠מְה֥וּמָה

and,turmoil

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of anxiety, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: “and being anxious”

Parallel PRO 15:16