PRO 1:19 Parallel View

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ULT So are the paths of all who unjustly gain unjust gain;
 ⇔ it takes the life of its owner.

UST That is what happens to anyone who gains wealth in an unjust manner.
⇔ What they gained unjustly will kill them.

BSB Such is the fate of all who are greedy,
⇔ whose unjust gain takes the lives of its possessors.

OEB So end all who would grasp at gain –
⇔ it destroys the life of its owner.

WEB So are the ways of everyone who is greedy for gain.
⇔ It takes away the life of its owners.

NET Such are the ways of all who gain profit unjustly;
 ⇔ it takes away the life of those who obtain it!

LSV So [are] the paths of every gainer of dishonest gain,
It takes the life of its owners.

FBV This is what happens to you if you try to become rich through crime—it kills you!

T4T That is what happens to people who eagerly try to get things by violently attacking others.
⇔ They will only destroy themselves!

LEB • for gain— it will take the life of its possessors.
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BBE Such is the fate of everyone who goes in search of profit; it takes away the life of its owners.

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JPS So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; it taketh away the life of the owners thereof.

ASV So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain;
 ⇔ It taketh away the life of the owners thereof.

DRA So the wage of every covetous man destroy the souls of the possessors.

YLT So [are] the paths of every gainer of dishonest gain, The life of its owners it taketh.

DBY So are the paths of every one that is greedy of gain: it taketh away the life of its possessors.

RV So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; it taketh away the life of the owners thereof.

WBS So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; it taketh away the life of the owners thereof.

KJB So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; which taketh away the life of the owners thereof.

BB Such are the wayes of euery one that is greedie of gayne, who taketh away the life of the owner therof.
(Such are the ways of every one that is greedie of gayne, who taketh away the life of the owner therof.)

GNV Such are the wayes of euery one that is greedy of gaine: he would take away the life of the owners thereof.
(Such are the ways of every one that is greedy of gaine: he would take away the life of the owners thereof.)

CB These are the wayes of all soch as be couetous, that one wolde rauysh anothers life.
(These are the ways of all such as be couetous, that one would rauysh anothers life.)

WYC So the pathis of ech auerouse man rauyschen the soulis of hem that welden.
(So the pathis of each auerouse man rauyschen the soulis of them that welden.)

LUT Also tun alle Geizigen, daß einer dem andern das Leben nimmt.
(So tun all Geizigen, that einer to_him change the life nimmt.)

CLV Sic semitæ omnis avari: animas possidentium rapiunt.]
(So semitæ everyone avari: animas possidentium rapiunt.])

BRN These are the ways of all that perform lawless deeds; for by ungodliness they destroy their own life.

BrLXX Αὗται αἱ ὁδοί εἰσι πάντων τῶν συντελούντων τὰ ἄνομα· τῇ γὰρ ἀσεβείᾳ τὴν ἑαυτῶν ψυχὴν ἀφαιροῦνται.
(Aὗtai hai hodoi eisi pantōn tōn suntelountōn ta anoma; taʸ gar asebeia taʸn heautōn psuⱪaʸn afairountai.)

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

אָ֭רְחוֹת

ways

Here Solomon uses paths to refer to the destiny of those sinners. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “are the destinies of”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

כָּל

all/each/any/every

Here Solomon uses the adjective all as a noun to mean “every person.” Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you could translate this word with an equivalent phrase. Alternate translation: “every person”

Note 3 topic: writing-poetry

בֹּ֣צֵֽעַ בָּ֑צַע

greedy gain

Here, unjustly gain unjust gain is an emphatic construction that uses a verb and its object that come from the same root. You may be able to use the same construction in your language to express the meaning here. Alternatively, your language may have another way of showing the emphasis.

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

בָּ֑צַע

gain

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of gain, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: “what they gain unjustly”

Note 5 topic: writing-pronouns

בְּעָלָ֣י⁠ו יִקָּֽח

possessors,its takes_away

Here, the pronouns it and its refer to the unjust gain that is mentioned in the previous clause. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “that unjust gain takes … unjust gain’s owner”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

אֶת־נֶ֖פֶשׁ בְּעָלָ֣י⁠ו יִקָּֽח

DOM creature possessors,its takes_away

Solomon speaks of unjust gain as if it were a person who could kill his owner. He means that the wicked things that sinful people do to unjustly gain unjust gain will cause them to die. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly or use a simile. Alternate translation: “unjust gain results in its owner dying” or “seeking unjust gain kills those who do it” or “it is as if unjust gain takes the life of its owner”

In 1:20–33, wisdom is spoken of as if it were a woman speaking to the people. See the discussion of this in the General Notes for this chapter.

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

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