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Parallel PRO 21:11

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BI Pro 21:11 ©

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OET-LVIn/on/at/with_punished a_mocker[fn] he_becomes_wise a_naive_person and_in/on/at/with_instructed of_wise he_receives knowledge.


21:11 Note: We agree with both BHS 1997 and BHQ on an unexpected reading.

UHBבַּ⁠עְנָשׁ־לֵ֭ץ יֶחְכַּם־פֶּ֑תִי וּ⁠בְ⁠הַשְׂכִּ֥יל לְ֝⁠חָכָ֗ם יִקַּח־דָּֽעַת׃ 
   (ba⁠ˊənāsh-lēʦ yeḩⱪam-petī ū⁠ⱱə⁠hasⱪiyl lə⁠ḩākām yiqqaḩ-ddāˊat.)

Key: yellow: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).

ULT When fining a mocker a naive one becomes wise,
 ⇔ and when giving insight to a wise one he receives knowledge.

UST If you punish people who ridicule others, then naive people who see you do that will become wise,
⇔ and if you teach wise people, they will become even more knowledgeable.


BSB  ⇔ When a mocker is punished, the simple gain wisdom;
⇔ and when a wise man is instructed, he acquires knowledge.

OEB When a scoffer is punished, a fool becomes wise;
⇔ but the wise are receptive, and learn by instruction.

WEB When the mocker is punished, the simple gains wisdom.
⇔ When the wise is instructed, he receives knowledge.

NET When a scorner is punished, the naive becomes wise;
 ⇔ when a wise person is instructed, he gains knowledge.

LSV When the scorner is punished, the simple becomes wise,
And in giving understanding to the wise He receives knowledge.

FBV When a mocker is punished, an immature person can learn wisdom. When the wise are educated, they gain knowledge.

T4T  ⇔ When those who ridicule others are punished, even those who do not have good sense see that, and they become wise,
⇔ and when those who are wise are taught, they become wiser.

LEB•  and with the instruction of the wise, he will obtain knowledge.

BBE When the man of pride undergoes punishment, the simple man gets wisdom; and by watching the wise he gets knowledge.

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JPS When the scorner is punished, the thoughtless is made wise; and when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.

ASV When the scoffer is punished, the simple is made wise;
 ⇔ And when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.

DRA When a pestilent man is punished, the little one will be wiser: and if he follow the wise, he will receive knowledge.

YLT When the scorner is punished, the simple becometh wise, And in giving understanding to the wise He receiveth knowledge.

DBY When the scorner is punished, the simple becometh wise; and when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.

RV When the scorner is punished, the simple is made wise: and when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.

WBS When the scorner is punished, the simple is made wise: and when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.

KJB When the scorner is punished, the simple is made wise: and when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.

BB When the scornefull is punished, the ignoraunt take the better heede: and when the wyse is instructed, he wyll receaue vnderstanding.
  (When the scornful is punished, the ignoraunt take the better heede: and when the wise is instructed, he will receive understanding.)

GNV When the scorner is punished, the foolish is wise: and when one instructeth the wise, he wil receiue knowledge.
  (When the scorner is punished, the foolish is wise: and when one instructeth the wise, he will receive knowledge. )

CB When the scornefull is punyshed, the ignoraunt take ye better hede: & when a wyse man is warned, he wil receaue the more vnderstondinge.
  (When the scornful is punyshed, the ignoraunt take ye/you_all better hede: and when a wise man is warned, he will receive the more understanding.)

WYC Whanne a man ful of pestilence is punyschid, a litil man of wit schal be the wisere; and if he sueth a wijs man, he schal take kunnyng.
  (When a man full of pestilence is punyschid, a little man of wit shall be the wisere; and if he sueth a wijs man, he shall take cunning/knowledge.)

LUT Wenn der Spötter gestraft wird, so werden die Albernen weise; und wenn man einen Weisen unterrichtet, so wird er vernünftig.
  (Wenn the Spötter gestraft wird, so become the Albernen weise; and when man a Weisen unterrichtet, so becomes he vernünftig.)

CLV Mulctato pestilente, sapientior erit parvulus, et si sectetur sapientem, sumet scientiam.
  (Mulctato pestilente, sapientior will_be parvulus, and when/but_if sectetur sapientem, sumet scientiam. )

BRN When an intemperate man is punished the simple becomes wiser: and a wise man understanding will receive knowledge.

BrLXX Ζημιουμένου ἀκολάστου πανουργότερος γίνεται ὁ ἄκακος, συνιῶν δὲ σοφὸς δέξεται γνῶσιν.
  (Zaʸmioumenou akolastou panourgoteros ginetai ho akakos, suniōn de sofos dexetai gnōsin. )


TSNTyndale Study Notes:

21:11 The simpleminded learn by seeing a mocker punished (see 1:22; 19:25). The wise do not need the threat of punishment because they already desire wisdom.


UTNuW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

לֵ֭ץ & פֶּ֑תִי & לְ֝⁠חָכָ֗ם

scoffer & simple & of,wise

See how you translated a mocker in 9:7, a naive one in 14:15, and a wise one in 1:5.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

יֶחְכַּם־פֶּ֑תִי

become_wiser simple

Solomon assumes that his readers will understand that a naive one will become wise as the result of seeing someone fining a mocker. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: “a naive one will see this happen and become wise”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וּ⁠בְ⁠הַשְׂכִּ֥יל

and,in/on/at/with,instructed

Here, Solomon speaks of someone teaching insight to a wise one as if insight were an object that a person gives. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “and when teaching insight”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

וּ⁠בְ⁠הַשְׂכִּ֥יל & דָּֽעַת

and,in/on/at/with,instructed & knowledge

See how you translated the abstract nouns insight in 1:3 and knowledge in 1:4.

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

יִקַּח־דָּֽעַת

increase knowledge

Here, Solomon speaks of something learning knowledge as if it were an object that a person receives. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “he learns knowledge”

BI Pro 21:11 ©