PRO 22:8 Parallel Verse View

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22:8 Variant note: יקצור: (x-qere) ’יִקְצָר’: lemma_7114 b morph_HVqi3ms id_20eMv יִקְצָר

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ULT A sower of iniquity will reap disaster,
⇔ and the rod of his rage will come to an end.

UST People who act unjustly will suffer for doing so,
⇔ and they will no longer be able to furiously oppress other people.

BSB ⇔ He who sows injustice will reap disaster,
⇔ and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.[fn]

22:8 LXX includes God blesses a cheerful and generous man, but foolish works will come to an end; see also 2 Corinthians 9:7.

OEB He that sows wrong will reap trouble,
⇔ and the gain he has toiled for will vanish.

WEBBE He who sows wickedness reaps trouble,
⇔ and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET The one who sows iniquity will reap trouble,
⇔ and the rod of his fury will end.

LSV Whoever is sowing perverseness reaps sorrow,
And the rod of his anger wears out.

FBV Those who sow injustice will reap disaster, and the angry beatings they inflict on others will be stopped.

T4T ⇔ If you plant corn or rice, corn or rice will grow;
⇔ similarly, if you act unjustly, you will have disasters [MET];
⇔ and if you try to harm/oppress people because you are angry with them,
⇔ you will not be able to harm them.

LEB • and the rod of his anger will fail.

BBE By planting the seed of evil a man will get in the grain of sorrow, and the rod of his wrath will be broken.

Moff No Moff PRO book available

JPS He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity; and the rod of his wrath shall fail.

ASV He that soweth iniquity shall reap calamity;
⇔ And the rod of his wrath shall fail.

DRA He that soweth iniquity shall reap evils, and with the rod of his anger he shall be consumed.

YLT Whoso is sowing perverseness reapeth sorrow, And the rod of his anger weareth out.

Drby He that soweth unrighteousness shall reap iniquity, and the rod of his wrath shall have an end.

RV He that soweth iniquity shall reap calamity: and the rod of his wrath shall fail.

Wbstr He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail.

KJB-1769 He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail.[fn]

22.8 the rod…: or, with the rod of his anger he shall be consumed

KJB-1611 [fn][fn]Hee that soweth iniquitie, shall reape vanitie: and the rodde of his anger shall faile.
(He that soweth iniquity, shall reape vanitie: and the rod/staff of his anger shall faile.)

22:8 Iob 4.8. hos.10.13.

22:8 Or, and with the rod of his anger he shalbe consumed.

Bshps He that soweth wickednes, shal reape wickednes: and the rodde of his anger shall fayle.
(He that soweth wickednes, shall reape wickednes: and the rod/staff of his anger shall fayle.)

Gnva He that soweth iniquitie, shall reape affliction, and the rodde of his anger shall faile.
(He that soweth iniquity, shall reape affliction, and the rod/staff of his anger shall faile. )

Cvdl He yt soweth wickednesse, shal reape sorowe, & the rodde of his plage shal destroye him.
(He it soweth wickedness, shall reape sorrow, and the rod/staff of his plage shall destroy him.)

Wyc He that sowith wickidnes, schal repe yuels; and the yerde of his yre schal be endid.
(He that sowith wickednes, shall repe evils; and the yerde of his yre shall be endid.)

Luth Wer Unrecht säet, der wird Mühe ernten und wird durch die Rute seiner Bosheit umkommen.
(Who Unrecht säet, the/of_the becomes Mühe ernten and becomes through the Rute his Bosheit umkommen.)

ClVg Qui seminat iniquitatem metet mala, et virga iræ suæ consummabitur.[fn]
(Who seminat iniquitatem metet mala, and rod/staff iræ suæ consummabitur. )

22.8 Qui seminat iniquitatem. Patet, quia is qui vel verbo vel exemplo docet iniquitatem, sustinebit vindictam. Sed quia sequitur: Et virga iræ suæ. Illam iniquitatem videtur dicere, etc., usque ad unde: Omnes enim qui acceperint gladium, gladio peribunt Matth. 26..

22.8 Who seminat iniquitatem. Patet, because is who or verbo or exemplo teaches iniquitatem, sustinebit vindictam. But because sequitur: And rod/staff iræ suæ. Illam iniquitatem videtur dicere, etc., until to unde: All_of_them because who acceperint gladium, gladio peribunt Matth. 26..

BrTr He that sows wickedness shall reap troubles; and shall fully receive the punishment of his deeds.

BrLXX Ὁ σπείρων φαῦλα θερίσει κακὰ, πληγὴν δὲ ἔργων αὐτοῦ συντελέσει·
(Ho speirōn faula therisei kaka, plaʸgaʸn de ergōn autou suntelesei; )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

זוֹרֵ֣עַ עַ֭וְלָה & עֶבְרָת֣⁠וֹ

sows injustice & fury,his

A sower of iniquity and his refer to a type of person in general, not a specific person. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use more natural expressions. Alternate translation: “Any sower of iniquity … that person’s rage”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

זוֹרֵ֣עַ עַ֭וְלָה יקצור־אָ֑וֶן

sows injustice reap calamity

Here Solomon speaks of someone who does iniquity experiencing disaster as if iniquity were a seed that he plants and disaster were the plant that the seed becomes and that he harvests. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly or use a simile. Alternate translation: “A doer of iniquity will experience the consequences” or “A doer of iniquity will experience disaster like someone who reaps the crops from the seeds he planted”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

עַ֭וְלָה

injustice

See how you translated the abstract noun iniquity in 6:12.

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

וְ⁠שֵׁ֖בֶט עֶבְרָת֣⁠וֹ

and,rod fury,his

Here Solomon is using the possessive form to describe a rod that a sower of iniquity uses to express his rage by oppressing people. If your language would not use the possessive form for this, you could use a different expression. Alternate translation: “and the rod he uses to oppressively express his rage”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וְ⁠שֵׁ֖בֶט

and,rod

Here Solomon refers to a person’s authority over other people as if it were a rod. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “and the authority of”

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