PRO 22:3 Parallel Verse View

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22:3 Variant note: ו/יסתר: (x-qere) ’וְ/נִסְתָּ֑ר’: lemma_c/5641 n_1 morph_HC/VNp3ms id_20wq8 וְ/נִסְתָּ֑ר

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ULT A prudent one sees evil and hides himself,
 ⇔ but naive ones pass on and they are fined.

UST Sensible people observe something dangerous happening and avoid it,
⇔ but naive people ignorantly do not avoid it and suffer for doing so.

BSB  ⇔ The prudent see danger and take cover,
⇔ but the simple keep going and suffer the consequences.

OEB The prudent scent mischief and hide;
⇔ the simple go on and are punished.

WEB A prudent man sees danger and hides himself;
⇔ but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.

NET A shrewd person sees danger and hides himself,
 ⇔ but the naive keep right on going and suffer for it.

LSV The prudent has seen the evil, and is hidden,
And the simple have passed on, and are punished.

FBV If you're sensible you see danger coming and get out of the way; but stupid people just keep going and pay for it.

T4T  ⇔ Those who have good sense realize that there is something dangerous ahead, and they avoid it;
⇔ those who do not have good sense just keep going and later they will suffer because of doing that.

LEB • but the simple go on and suffer.

BBE The sharp man sees the evil and takes cover: the simple go straight on and get into trouble.

MOF No MOF PRO book available

JPS A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the thoughtless pass on, and are punished.

ASV A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself;
 ⇔ But the simple pass on, and suffer for it.

DRA The prudent man saw the evil, and hid himself: the simple passed on, and suffered loss.

YLT The prudent hath seen the evil, and is hidden, And the simple have passed on, and are punished.

DBY A prudent [man] seeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.

RV A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.

WBS A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.

KJB A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.
(A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished. )

BB A wyse man seeth the plague, and hydeth hym selfe: but the foolishe go on still, and are punished.
(A wise man seeth the plague, and hideth/hides himself: but the foolishe go on still, and are punished.)

GNV A prudent man seeth the plague, and hideth himselfe: but the foolish goe on still, and are punished.
(A prudent man seeth the plague, and hideth himself: but the foolish go on still, and are punished. )

CB A wyse man seyth the plage and hydeth himself, but the foolish go on still and are punyshed.
(A wise man seyth the plage and hideth/hides himself, but the foolish go on still and are punyshed.)

WYC A felle man seeth yuel, and hidith him silf; and an innocent man passid, and he was turmentid bi harm.
(A felle man seeth yuel, and hidith him silf; and an innocent man passid, and he was turmentid by harm.)

LUT Der Witzige siehet das Unglück und verbirgt sich; die Albernen gehen durchhin und werden beschädigt.
(The Witzige siehet the Unglück and verbirgt sich; the Albernen gehen durchhin and become beschädigt.)

CLV Callidus vidit malum, et abscondit se; innocens pertransiit, et afflictus est damno.[fn]
(Callidus he_saw malum, and abscondit se; innocens pertransiit, and afflictus it_is damno.)

22.3 Callidus vidit malum. Multi ex principibus crediderunt, etc., usque ad et in communibus consequuntur actibus.

22.3 Callidus he_saw malum. Multi ex principibus crediderunt, etc., usque to and in communibus consequuntur actibus.

BRN An intelligent man seeing a bad man severely punished is himself instructed, but fools pass by and are punished.

BrLXX Πανοῦργος ἰδὼν πονηρὸν τιμωρούμενον κραταιῶς αὐτὸς παιδεύεται, οἱ δὲ ἄφρονες παρελθόντες ἐζημιώθησαν.
(Panourgos idōn ponaʸron timōroumenon krataiōs autos paideuetai, hoi de afrones parelthontes ezaʸmiōthaʸsan. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

עָר֤וּם

cunning

See how you translated this phrase in 12:16.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

רָעָ֣ה

danger

Here, evil refers to danger caused by something evil happening. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “danger”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

עָבְר֥וּ

go_on

Here, pass on contrasts with sees evil in the previous clause to indicate that naive ones walk right into a dangerous situation without noticing that they are in danger. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “unknowingly walk into a dangerous situation”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

וְֽ⁠נֶעֱנָֽשׁוּ

and,suffer

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: “and they pay a penalty”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וְֽ⁠נֶעֱנָֽשׁוּ

and,suffer

Here, fined refers to experiencing the negative consequences of not avoiding danger. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “and they experience the consequences”

Parallel PRO 22:3