PRO 25:26 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Ὥσπερ εἴ τις πηγὴν φράσσοι καὶ ὕδατος ἔξοδον λυμαίνοιτο, οὕτως ἄκοσμον δίκαιον πεπτωκέναι ἐνώπιον ἀσεβοῦς.
(Hōsper ei tis paʸgaʸn frassoi kai hudatos exodon lumainoito, houtōs akosmon dikaion peptōkenai enōpion asebous. )

BrTr As if one should stop a well, and corrupt a spring of water, so is it unseemly for a righteous man to fall before an ungodly man.

ULT A spring muddied by trampling and a fountain spoiled
⇔ is a righteous one swaying before the face of a wicked one.

UST When righteous people yield to wicked people,
⇔ it is as bad as a spring that people have made murky by walking in it or as bad as a polluted fountain.

BSB ⇔ Like a muddied spring or a polluted well
⇔ is a righteous man who gives way to the wicked.

OEB Like a fountain befouled or a ruined spring
⇔ is a just man who falls before the wicked.

WEBBE Like a muddied spring and a polluted well,
⇔ so is a righteous man who gives way before the wicked.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Like a muddied spring and a polluted well,
⇔ so is a righteous person who gives way before the wicked.

LSV A spring troubled, and a fountain corrupt,
[Is] the righteous falling before the wicked.

FBV Good people who give in to the wicked are like a muddied spring or a polluted well.

T4T ⇔ When a righteous/good person ◄gives in/yields► to wicked people,
⇔ that is as bad as [SIM] a spring that becomes muddied or a fountain that becomes polluted.

LEB • Like a muddied spring or a polluted fountain is the righteous who gives way before the wicked.

BBE Like a troubled fountain and a dirty spring, is an upright man who has to give way before evil-doers.

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JPS As a troubled fountain, and a corrupted spring, so is a righteous man that giveth way before the wicked.

ASV As a troubled fountain, and a corrupted spring,
⇔ So is a righteous man that giveth way before the wicked.

DRA A just man falling down before the wicked, is as a fountain troubled with the foot, and a corrupted spring.

YLT A spring troubled, and a fountain corrupt, [Is] the righteous falling before the wicked.

Drby A troubled fountain, and a defiled well, is a righteous [man] that giveth way before the wicked.

RV As a troubled fountain, and a corrupted spring, so is a righteous man that giveth way before the wicked.

Wbstr A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a turbid fountain, and a corrupt spring.

KJB-1769 A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.

KJB-1611 A righteous man falling downe before the wicked, is as a troubled fountaine, aud a corrupt spring.
(A righteous man falling down before the wicked, is as a troubled fountaine, aud a corrupt spring.)

Bshps A righteous man fallyng downe before the vngodly, is like a troubled wel, and a spring that is corrupted.
(A righteous man fallyng down before the ungodly, is like a troubled well, and a spring that is corrupted.)

Gnva A righteous man falling downe before the wicked, is like a troubled well, and a corrupt spring.
(A righteous man falling down before the wicked, is like a troubled well, and a corrupt spring. )

Cvdl A righteous man fallynge downe before the vngodly, is like a troubled well and a sprynge yt is destroyed.
(A righteous man fallynge down before the ungodly, is like a troubled well and a sprynge it is destroyed.)

Wycl A welle disturblid with foot, and a veyne brokun, a iust man fallinge bifore a wickid man.
(A welle disturblid with foot, and a veyne brokun, a just man fallinge before a wicked man.)

Luth Ein Gerechter, der vor einem GOttlosen fällt, ist wie ein trüber Brunnen und verderbte Quelle.
(A Gerechter, the/of_the before/in_front_of one Godlosen fällt, is like a trüber Brunnen and verderbte Quelle.)

ClVg Fons turbatus pede et vena corrupta, justus cadens coram impio.[fn]
(Fons turbatus pede and vena corrupta, justus cadens coram impio. )

25.26 Fons turbatus. Evenit sæpe, ut qui majori præditi scientia fulgebant, ad ultimum plus volentes sapere quam fragilitati humanæ concessum est, in insipientiæ foveam decidant, unde adjungit:

25.26 Fons turbatus. Evenit sæpe, as who mayori præditi scientia fulgebant, to ultimum plus volentes sapere how fragilitati humanæ concessum it_is, in insipientiæ foveam decidant, whence adyungit:

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / infostructure

מַעְיָ֣ן נִ֭רְפָּשׂ וּ⁠מָק֣וֹר מָשְׁחָ֑ת צַ֝דִּ֗יק מָ֣ט לִ⁠פְנֵֽי־רָשָֽׁע

spring muddied and,well polluted law-abiding/just gives_way to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before wicked

If it would be helpful in your language, you could reverse the order of these clauses. Alternate translation: “A righteous one swaying before the face of a wicked one is a spring muddied by trampling and a fountain spoiled”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

מַעְיָ֣ן נִ֭רְפָּשׂ וּ⁠מָק֣וֹר מָשְׁחָ֑ת

spring muddied and,well polluted

In this verse, Solomon speaks of a righteous one swaying before the face of a wicked one being bad as if that person were A spring muddied by trampling and a fountain spoiled. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly or use a simile. Alternate translation: “Very bad” or “Like a spring muddied by trampling and a fountain spoiled”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

מַעְיָ֣ן נִ֭רְפָּשׂ וּ⁠מָק֣וֹר מָשְׁחָ֑ת

spring muddied and,well polluted

If your language does not use these passive forms, you could express the ideas in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “A spring someone muddied by trampling and a fountain someone spoiled”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

צַ֝דִּ֗יק & רָשָֽׁע

law-abiding/just & wicked

See how you translated a righteous one in 9:9 and a wicked one in 9:7.

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

מָ֣ט

gives_way

Here, swaying refers to a righteous one yielding to the influence of a wicked one. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “who yields” or “who gives in”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

לִ⁠פְנֵֽי

to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before

See how you translated the same use of before the face of in 14:19.

Parallel PRO 25:26