PROV 19:19 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) People who get very angry will end up paying a fine,
⇔ → because if you rescue them, you’ll have to do it again and again.

19:19 OSHB variant note: גרל: (x-qere) ’גְּֽדָל’: lemma_1419 a morph_HAamsc id_20yUJ גְּֽדָל

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 Κακόφρων ἀνὴρ πολλὰ ζημιωθήσεται· ἐὰν δὲ λοιμεύηται, καὶ τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ προσθήσει.
(Kakofrōn anaʸr polla zaʸmiōthaʸsetai; ean de loimeuaʸtai, kai taʸn psuⱪaʸn autou prosthaʸsei. )

BrTr A malicious man shall be severely punished, and if he commit injury, he shall also lose his life.

ULT One great of heat lifts up a fine;
⇔ for if you rescue, then you will continue to do so again.

UST Very angry people will pay for being angry;
⇔ so if you rescue them once from what they must pay, you will have to do that again and again.

BSB A man of great anger must pay the penalty;
⇔ if you rescue [him], you will have to do so again.

OEB No OEB PROV book available

WEBBE A hot-tempered man must pay the penalty,
⇔ for if you rescue him, you must do it again.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET A person with great anger bears the penalty,
⇔ but if you deliver him from it once, you will have to do it again.

LSV A man of great wrath is bearing punishment,
For if you deliver, yet again you add.

FBV People who often get angry have to pay the penalty; if you help them, you'll have to do it again.[fn]

19:19 The Hebrew of the last line is uncertain.

T4T ⇔ Those who ◄do not control their temper/quickly become very angry► will have to endure what happens as a result;
⇔ but if we rescue them from those troubles once, we will have to continue rescuing them.

LEB • A hot-tempered person pays a penalty; if you rescue him, you will do it yet again.

BBE A man of great wrath will have to take his punishment: for if you get him out of trouble you will have to do it again.

Moff A man who is fined is furious,
⇔ but, even if you pay for him, you will have to pay again.
¶ 

JPS A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment; for if thou interpose, thou wilt add thereto.

ASV A man of great wrath shall bear the penalty;
⇔ For if thou deliver him, thou must do it yet again.

DRA He that is impatient, shall suffer damage: and when he shall take away he shall add another thing.

YLT A man of great wrath is bearing punishment, For, if thou dost deliver, yet again thou dost add.

Drby A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment; for if thou deliver [him], yet thou must do it again.

RV A man of great wrath shall bear the penalty: for if thou deliver him, thou must do it yet again.
(A man of great wrath shall bear the penalty: for if thou/you deliver him, thou/you must do it yet again. )

SLT The stern in wrath lifted up a fine: for if thou shalt deliver and thou shalt yet add.

Wbstr A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment: for if thou deliver him , yet thou must do it again.

KJB-1769 A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment: for if thou deliver him, yet thou must do it again.[fn]
(A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment: for if thou/you deliver him, yet thou/you must do it again. )

19.19 do: Heb. add

KJB-1611 [fn]A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment: for if thou deliuer him, yet thou must doe it againe.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above apart from footnotes)

19:19 Heb. add.

Bshps A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment: and though thou once deliuer hym, thou must do it agayne.
(A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment: and though thou/you once deliver him, thou/you must do it again.)

Gnva A man of much anger shall suffer punishment: and though thou deliuer him, yet wil his anger come againe.
(A man of much anger shall suffer punishment: and though thou/you deliver him, yet will his anger come again. )

Cvdl For greate wrath bryngeth harme, therfore let him go, and so mayest thou teach him more nurtoure.
(For great wrath bringeth/brings harm, therefore let him go, and so mayest/may thou/you teach him more nurtoure.)

Wycl Forsothe he that is vnpacient, schal suffre harm; and whanne he hath rauyschid, he schal leie to anothir thing.
(For_certain/Truly he that is unpacient, shall suffer harm; and when he hath/has rauyschid, he shall leie to another thing.)

Luth Denn großer Grimm bringt Schaden; darum laß ihn los, so kannst du ihn mehr züchtigen.
(Because large wrath/fury brings damage/harm(n); therefore let him/it go/loose/off, so can you(sg) him/it more chastise.)

ClVg Qui impatiens est sustinebit damnum, et cum rapuerit, aliud apponet.[fn]
(Who impatiens it_is will_endure loss/damage, and when/with snatched, something_else apponet. )

19.19 Qui impatiens est sustinebit damnum et cum rapuerit. Si enim pro duritia contradicentis fratris in impatientiæ vitium labaris, etc., usque ad cum enim pecuniam violentus abstulerit, pro hac animam invitus dabit.

19.19 Who impatiens it_is will_endure loss/damage and when/with snatched. When/But_if because for duritia contradicentis brother's in/into/on impatience vice/defect labaris, etc., until to when/with because money violentus abstulerit, for this_way the_soul invitus will_give.

SOTN SIL Open Translation 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

19:19

This proverb is directed to a person who wants to help a hot-tempered man escape the consequences of his actions.Longman (page 370). The implied advice of the proverb is that the potential rescuer should not pay the penalty for the hot-tempered person. If he does, it will only add to the problem.

^19aA man of great anger must pay the penalty;

^19bif you rescue him, you will have to do so again.

19:19a

A man of great anger must pay the penalty;

A person who cannot control his anger/temper must pay the penalty/fine for what he has done.
If a person does something wrong due to his extreme anger, you^(sing) should allow him to suffer/endure the consequences.

A man of great anger must pay the penalty: In some languages, it may be helpful to make the implied information explicit. The implied information is that the rescuer should allow the angry man to suffer the consequences for his own actions. For example:

If someone has a hot temper, let him take the consequences. (GNT)

A man of great anger: The phrase that the BSB translates as A man of great anger is literally “great of anger.” In this context, it refers to a person who has expressed his extreme anger by doing something wrong or violent. Some other ways to translate this phrase are:

A hot-tempered man (NIV)

People with bad tempers (CEV)

People with quick tempers (NCV)

If your language has an idiom that refers to people who lose their tempers, consider using it here.

must pay the penalty: This phrase refers to the legal consequences of the man’s action. It indicates that he must bear or suffer the penalty. The word that the BSB translates as penalty probably refers specifically to a fine.NIDOTTE (H6741), Waltke (page 113). The guilty person would need to pay for the damage or harm that he had done.

Most English versions use a more general word that can also refer to other punishments. Some other ways to translate this phrase are:

must bear the consequences (REB)

will incur the punishment (NJPS)

19:19b

if you rescue him, you will have to do so again.

If you^(sing) rescue/save him from his punishment, you will have to do it again the next time he loses his temper.
If you help him once, you will only make the situation worse, because his anger will cause trouble repeatedly.

if you rescue him, you will have to do so again: These clauses indicate that it is useless to rescue an extremely angry person. If you pay his fine or help him to avoid the punishment, it will not solve the problem.

you will have to do so again: In Hebrew, this clause is literally “again you will add/repeat.”BART, Whybray (page 283). This clause probably means that the rescuer will have to help the angry person again. It is implied that he will keep losing his temper and getting in trouble. It may also be implied that rescuing this person will only make the situation worse. The next time he loses his temper, he may end up with a more severe punishment.

Some ways to translate 19:19b are:

If you get him out of trouble once, you will have to do it again. (GNT)

if you try to save him, you will only make it worse (NJPS)

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

גְּֽדָל־חֵ֭מָה

(Some words not found in UHB: great_of anger lifting/taking penalty that/for/because/then/when if rescue and,again do_~_yet )

One great of heat represents a type of person in general, not one particular person. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a more natural expression. Alternate translation: “Any person great of heat”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

גְּֽדָל־חֵ֭מָה

(Some words not found in UHB: great_of anger lifting/taking penalty that/for/because/then/when if rescue and,again do_~_yet )

One great of heat refers to someone who is extremely angry. Here, heat refers to anger, which causes the angry person’s body to become hot. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. See how you translated the similar use of heat in [6:34](../06/34.md). Alternate translation: “An extremely angry person”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

נֹ֣שֵׂא עֹ֑נֶשׁ

lifting/taking penalty

Here Solomon speaks of a person experiencing the consequences for what happens when he gets angry as if those consequences were a fine that he lifts up. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “must experience the consequences”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

עֹ֑נֶשׁ

penalty

Here Solomon implies that this fine is for something bad that the extremely angry person has done. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “a fine for what he does when he is angry”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

אִם־תַּ֝צִּ֗יל

if rescue

Solomon is leaving out some of the words that in many languages a clause 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: “if you rescue him from paying a fine” or “if you rescue him from trouble”

Parallel PROV 19:19

Section 10:1–22:16: This is the main collection of Solomon’s proverbs

19:19

19:19a

19:19b