PROV 21:13 Parallel Verse View

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Key: khaki:verbs, red:negative.
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BrLXX Ὃς φράσσει τὰ ὦτα αὐτοῦ τοῦ μὴ ἐπακοῦσαι ἀσθενοῦς, καὶ αὐτὸς ἐπικαλέσεται καὶ οὐκ ἔσται ὁ εἰσακούων.
(Hos frassei ta ōta autou tou maʸ epakousai asthenous, kai autos epikalesetai kai ouk estai ho eisakouōn. )

BrTr He that stops his ears from hearing the poor, himself also shall cry, and there shall be none to hear him.

ULT One who shuts his ears from the outcry of a lowly one,
⇔ he also will cry out but will not be answered.

UST People who refuse to listen to poor people when they cry out for help
⇔ will also cry out for help themselves, but no one will help them.

OEB No OEB PROV book available

WEBBE Whoever stops his ears at the cry of the poor,
⇔ he will also cry out, but shall not be heard.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET The one who shuts his ears to the cry of the poor,
⇔ he too will cry out and will not be answered.

LSV Whoever is shutting his ear from the cry of the poor,
He also cries, and is not answered.

FBV If you refuse to hear the cries of the poor, your cries won't be heard either.

T4T ⇔ There are people who refuse to listen when poor people cry out for help;
⇔ but some day they themselves will cry out for help, and no one will hear them.

LEB • He who closes his ear from the cry of the poor, he also will cry out and not be heard.

BBE He whose ears are stopped at the cry of the poor, will himself get no answer to his cry for help.

Moff He who is deaf to the cry of the poor,
⇔ one day his own cry shall not be heard.

JPS Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be answered.

ASV Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor,
⇔ He also shall cry, but shall not be heard.

DRA He that stoppeth his ear against the cry of the poor, shall also cry himself and shall not be heard.

YLT Whoso is shutting his ear from the cry of the poor, He also doth cry, and is not answered.

Drby Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also himself shall cry, and shall not be heard.

RV Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry, but shall not be heard.
(Whoso/Whoever stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry, but shall not be heard. )

SLT He stopping his ear from the cry of the poor one also himself shall call and shall not be answered.

Wbstr Whoever stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.

KJB-1769 Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.
(Whoso/Whoever stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard. )

KJB-1611 Whoso stoppeth his eares at the cry of the poore, hee also shall cry himselfe, but shall not be heard.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps Who so stoppeth his eares at the crying of the poore, he shall crye hym selfe and not be hearde.
(Whoso/Whoever stoppeth his ears at the crying of the poor, he shall cry himself and not be heard.)

Gnva He that stoppeth his eare at the crying of the poore, he shall also cry and not be heard.
(He that stoppeth his ear at the crying of the poor, he shall also cry and not be heard. )

Cvdl Who so stoppeth his eare at the criege of the poore, he shal crie himself and not be herde.
(Whoso/Whoever stoppeth his ear at the criege of the poor, he shall cry himself and not be heard.)

Wycl He that stoppith his eere at the cry of a pore man, schal crye also, and schal not be herd.
(He that stoppith his ear at the cry of a poor man, shall cry also, and shall not be heard.)

Luth Wer seine Ohren verstopft vor dem Schreien des Armen, der wird auch rufen und nicht erhöret werden.
(Who his ears clogged before/in_front_of to_him shouting/crying the poor_(one), the/of_the becomes also call/cry/shout and not heart become.)

ClVg [Qui obturat aurem suam ad clamorem pauperis, et ipse clamabit, et non exaudietur.[fn]
([Who blocks ear his_own to shout poor, and exactly_that/himself will_shout, and not/no exwill_be_heard. )

21.13 Qui obturat aurem. Generaliter, etc., usque ad neque auditu divinæ misericordiæ dignum.

21.13 Who blocks ear. Generaliter, etc., until to nor hearing divine of_mercy worthy.

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s 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

21:13

In this proverb, the second line gives the consequence of the action in the first line.

^13aWhoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor,

^13bhe too shall cry out and receive no answer.

The proverb serves as a warning that those who show no mercy to the poor will receive no mercy themselves.Ross (page 1053).

21:13a

Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor,

If you^(sing) refuse to listen to a poor person when he pleads for help,
The person who ignores the poor who beg someone to help them

Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor: The phrase shuts his ears to is a figure of speech. It refers here to a person who deliberately refuses to heed the cry of the poor. He ignores a poor person’s desperate plea for help, probably for money, food, or justice.Whybray (page 311). The verse does not specify what kind of help the poor person is pleading for. Some other ways to translate this clause are:

Whoever ignores the poor when they cry for help (NCV)

If you refuse to listen when a poor person pleads for you to help him

21:13b

he too shall cry out and receive no answer.

then people will also not help you^(sing) when you beg/ask for help.
will himself be ignored when he begs/asks for help.

he too shall cry out and receive no answer: This clause refers to the person in 21:13a who refuses to help the poor. It implies that there will be a time when that person finds himself in need. At that time, he will also cry out for help, but no one will respond.

The verse does not make explicit whether this person pleads to the LORD or to another person. If possible, leave it ambiguous. If you need to specify, the parallel with 21:13a makes it probable that the one whom he addresses is another person.

Some other ways to translate this clause are:

will also cry for help and not be answered (NCV)

don’t expect to be heard when you cry out for help (CEV)

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

אֹטֵ֣ם אָ֭זְנ⁠וֹ מִ⁠זַּעֲקַת־דָּ֑ל גַּֽם־ה֥וּא

shuts ear_of,his from_[the],cry_of poor also he/it

One who shuts, his, a lowly one, and he refer to types of people in general, not specific people. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use more natural expressions. Alternate translation: “Any person who shuts his ears from the outcries of lowly ones, that person also”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

אֹטֵ֣ם אָ֭זְנ⁠וֹ

shuts ear_of,his

Here Solomon refers to someone refusing to listen as if that person were shutting his ears so that he does not hear someone. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “One who will not listen”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

מִ⁠זַּעֲקַת & יִ֝קְרָ֗א

from_[the],cry_of & he/it_called/named

Here Solomon implies that the outcry and cry out refer to someone crying out for help. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “from the cry for help of … will cry for help”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

דָּ֑ל

poor

See how you translated the same use of lowly in [10:15](../10/15.md).

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

וְ⁠לֹ֣א יֵעָנֶֽה

and=not answered

If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “but no one will answer him”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy