PRO 18:14 Parallel Verse View

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ULT The spirit of a man will endure his illness,
 ⇔ but a crushed spirit, who can lift it?

UST How people feel can enable them to endure being sick.
⇔ However, it is very difficult to make a depressed person feel better!

BSB  ⇔ The spirit of a man can endure his sickness,
⇔ but who can survive a broken spirit?

OEB A man’s spirit sustains his weakness,
⇔ but who can bear a crushed spirit?

WEB A man’s spirit will sustain him in sickness,
⇔ but a crushed spirit, who can bear?

NET A person’s spirit sustains him through sickness –
 ⇔ but who can bear a crushed spirit?

LSV The spirit of a man sustains his sickness,
And who bears a struck spirit?

FBV With a brave spirit you can put up with sickness, but if it's crushed, you can't bear it.

T4T  ⇔ A desire to continue to live can sustain someone when he is sick;
⇔ if he loses that desire, he ◄cannot endure it/will become very discouraged► when he is sick [RHQ].

LEB • but a broken spirit, who may bear it?

BBE The spirit of a man will be his support when he is ill; but how may a broken spirit be lifted up?

MOF No MOF PRO book available

JPS The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a broken spirit who can bear?

ASV The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity;
 ⇔ But a broken spirit who can bear?

DRA The spirit of a man upholdeth his infirmity: but a spirit that is easily angered, who can bear?

YLT The spirit of a man sustaineth his sickness, And a smitten spirit who doth bear?

DBY The spirit of a man sustaineth his infirmity; but a broken spirit who can bear?

RV The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a broken spirit who can bear?

WBS The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear?

KJB The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear?

BB A good stomacke beareth out sickenesse: but the minde beyng sicke, who shall heale it?
(A good stomach beareth out sicknessse: but the minde being sick, who shall heale it?)

GNV The spirit of a man will susteine his infirmitie: but a wounded spirit who can beare it?
(The spirit of a man will susteine his infirmitie: but a wounded spirit who can bear it? )

CB A good stomacke dryueth awaye a mas disease, but wha ye sprete is vexed, who maye abyde it?
(A good stomach driveth away a mas disease, but wha ye/you_all spirit is vexed, who may abide it?)

WYC The spirit of a man susteyneth his feblenesse; but who may susteyne a spirit liyt to be wrooth?
(The spirit of a man susteyneth his feblenesse; but who may susteyne a spirit light to be wrooth?)

LUT Wer ein fröhlich Herz hat, der weiß sich in seinem Leiden zu halten; wenn aber der Mut liegt, wer kann‘s tragen?
(Who a fröhlich Herz has, the weiß itself/yourself/themselves in seinem Leiden to halten; when but the Mut liegt, wer kann‘s tragen?)

CLV Spiritus viri sustentat imbecillitatem suam; spiritum vero ad irascendum facilem quis poterit sustinere?[fn]
(Spiritus viri sustentat imbecillitatem suam; spiritum vero to irascendum facilem who/any poterit sustinere?)

18.14 Spiritus viri sustentat imbecillitatem. Et ipse autem vir, etc., usque ad mentis fortitudine sustentat. Spiritum vero ad irascendum. Dicit enim sæpe iratus ea quæ placatus, quia dixit, pœniteat, et plerumque an dixerit, ignoret: cujus tamen vesania per sapientium modestiam facillime suffertur atque sopitur. Donum hominis. Donum charitatis, etc., usque ad ac sibi libenter obtemperare faceret.

18.14 Spiritus viri sustentat imbecillitatem. And himself however vir, etc., usque to mentis fortitudine sustentat. Spiritum vero to irascendum. Dicit because sæpe iratus ea which placatus, because dixit, pœniteat, and plerumque an dixerit, ignoret: cuyus tamen vesania per sapientium modestiam facillime suffertur atque sopitur. Donum hominis. Donum charitatis, etc., usque to ac sibi libenter obtemperare faceret.

BRN A wise servant calms a man's anger; but who can endure a faint-hearted man?

BrLXX Θυμὸν ἀνδρὸς πρᾳΰνει θεράπων φρόνιμος, ὀλιγόψυχον δὲ ἄνδρα τίς ὑποίσει;
(Thumon andros praunei therapōn fronimos, oligopsuⱪon de andra tis hupoisei? )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

רֽוּחַ & וְ⁠ר֥וּחַ נְ֝כֵאָ֗ה

spirit & and=spirit broken

In this verse, spirit refers to a person’s attitude. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “The attitude of … but a crushed attitude”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

יְכַלְכֵּ֣ל

endure

Here, Solomon implies that a person’s spirit enables that person to endure his illness. if it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “will enable him to endure”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וְ⁠ר֥וּחַ נְ֝כֵאָ֗ה

and=spirit broken

Here, Solomon refers to a person who despairs as if that person’s spirit were crushed by something. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. See how you translated the similar expression in 15:13. Alternate translation: “but a person who feels despair”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

מִ֣י יִשָּׂאֶֽ⁠נָּה

who? bear,it

Solomon is using the question form to emphasize the difficulty of helping a depressed person feel better. If you would not use the question form for this purpose in your language, you could translate this as a statement or an exclamation. Alternate translation: “surely no one can lift it!”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

יִשָּׂאֶֽ⁠נָּה

bear,it

Here, Solomon refers to helping a depressed person feel better as if one could lift that persons spirit. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “can help him feel better”

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