PRO 26:3 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Ὥσπερ μάστιξ ἵππῳ καὶ κέντρον ὄνῳ, οὕτως ῥάβδος ἔθνει παρανόμῳ.
(Hōsper mastix hippōi kai kentron onōi, houtōs ɽabdos ethnei paranomōi. )

BrTr As a whip for a horse, and a goad for an ass, so is a rod for a simple nation.

ULT A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey,
⇔ and a rod for the back of stupid ones.

UST As people must whip horses and bridle donkeys in order to guide them,
⇔ so people must physically punish stupid people in order to guide them.

BSB A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey,
⇔ and a rod for the backs of fools!

OEB A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass,
⇔ and a rod for the back of fools.

WEBBE A whip is for the horse,
⇔ a bridle for the donkey,
⇔ and a rod for the back of fools!

WMBB (Same as above)

NET A whip for the horse and a bridle for the donkey,
⇔ and a rod for the backs of fools!

LSV A whip is for a horse, a bridle for a donkey,
And a rod for the back of fools.

FBV Horses need a whip, donkeys need a bridle, and stupid people need a rod on their backs!

T4T ⇔ It is necessary to whip a horse and to put a bridle on a donkey to force them to go where we want them to go,
⇔ and similarly [SIM] it is often necessary to strike foolish people with a stick to cause them to do what is right.

LEB • and a rod for the back of fools.

BBE A whip for the horse, a mouth-bit for the ass, and a rod for the back of the foolish.

Moff No Moff PRO book available

JPS A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the back of fools.

ASV A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass,
⇔ And a rod for the back of fools.

DRA A whip for a horse, and a snaffle for an ass, and a rod for the back of fools.

YLT A whip is for a horse, a bridle for an ass, And a rod for the back of fools.

Drby A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the back of fools.

RV A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the back of fools.

Wbstr A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool's back.

KJB-1769 A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool’s back.

KJB-1611 [fn]A whip for the horse, a bridle for the asse; and a rod for the fooles backe.

26:3 Chap. 10. 13. psal. 32.9.

Bshps Unto the horse belongeth a whip, to the asse a brydle: and a rod to the fooles backe.
(Unto the horse belongeth/belongs a whip, to the ass a brydle: and a rod to the fooles backe.)

Gnva Vnto the horse belongeth a whip, to the asse a bridle, and a rod to the fooles backe.
(Unto the horse belongeth/belongs a whip, to the ass a bridle, and a rod to the fooles backe. )

Cvdl Vnto the horse belongeth a whyppe, to the Asse a brydle, and a rodde to the fooles backe.
(Unto the horse belongeth/belongs a whyppe, to the Ass a brydle, and a rod/staff to the fooles backe.)

Wycl Beting to an hors, and a bernacle to an asse; and a yerde in the bak of vnprudent men.
(Beting to an hors, and a bernacle to an asse; and a yerde in the bak of unprudent men.)

Luth Dem Roß eine Geißel und dem Esel ein Zaum; und dem Narren eine Rute auf den Rücken.
(Dem Roß one Geißel and to_him donkey a Zaum; and to_him Narren one Rute on the Rücken.)

ClVg Flagellum equo, et camus asino, et virga in dorso imprudentium.
(Flagellum equo, and camus asino, and rod/staff in dorso imprudentium. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

שׁ֣וֹט לַ֭⁠סּוּס מֶ֣תֶג לַ⁠חֲמ֑וֹר וְ֝⁠שֵׁ֗בֶט לְ⁠גֵ֣ו כְּסִילִֽים

whip for_the,horse bridle for_THE,donkey and,rod for,back fools

Solomon is leaving out some of the words that in many languages a sentence would need in order to be complete. You could supply these words from the context if it would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: “A whip is for the horse, a bridle is for the donkey, and a rod is for the back of stupid ones”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

שׁ֣וֹט לַ֭⁠סּוּס מֶ֣תֶג לַ⁠חֲמ֑וֹר וְ֝⁠שֵׁ֗בֶט לְ⁠גֵ֣ו כְּסִילִֽים

whip for_the,horse bridle for_THE,donkey and,rod for,back fools

A whip, the horse, a bridle, the donkey, a rod, and the back refer to these things and animals in general. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use more natural expressions. Alternate translation: “Whips are for horses, bridles are for donkeys, and rods are for backs of stupid ones”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

וְ֝⁠שֵׁ֗בֶט

and,rod

Here, and indicates that Solomon is comparing what follows to what he said in the previous clause. Solomon is saying that people must hit stupid ones with a rod in order to control them, just like they must use a whip to control horses and a bridle to control donkeys. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state that explicitly. Alternate translation: “in the same way a rod”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

וְ֝⁠שֵׁ֗בֶט לְ⁠גֵ֣ו

and,rod for,back

See how you translated the same use of rod for the back in 10:13.

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