PRO 27:3 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Βαρὺ λίθος καὶ δυσβάστακτον ἄμμος, ὀργὴ δὲ ἄφρονος βαρυτέρα ἀμφοτέρων.
(Baru lithos kai dusbastakton ammos, orgaʸ de afronos barutera amfoterōn. )

BrTr A stone is heavy, and sand cumbersome; but a fool's wrath is heavier than both.

ULT The heaviness of a stone and the weightiness of the sand,
⇔ yet the vexation of a fool is heavier than the two of them.

UST Stones and sand are heavy,
⇔ but how provocative fools are is like something that is heavier than both of them.

BSB ⇔ A stone is heavy and sand is a burden,
⇔ but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both.

OEB A stone is heavy and sand is weighty,
⇔ but heavier than both the vexation caused by fools.

WEBBE A stone is heavy,
⇔ and sand is a burden;
⇔ but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET A stone is heavy and sand is weighty,
⇔ but vexation by a fool is more burdensome than the two of them.

LSV A stone [is] heavy, and the sand [is] heavy,
And the anger of a fool
Is heavier than them both.

FBV Stone may be heavy, and sand may weigh a lot, but the annoyance caused by stupid people is the biggest burden of all.

T4T ⇔ It causes pain to our bodies to carry heavy stones or a pail full of sand,
⇔ but doing something stupid/foolish can cause great pain to other people’s spirits.

LEB • is a stone and weighty is sand, but the provocation of a fool is heavier than both of them.

BBE A stone has great weight, and sand is crushing; but the wrath of the foolish is of greater weight than these.

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JPS A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's vexation is heavier than they both.

ASV A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty;
⇔ But a fool’s vexation is heavier than they both.

DRA A stone is heavy, and sand weighty: but the anger of a fool is heavier than them both.

YLT A stone [is] heavy, and the sand [is] heavy, And the anger of a fool Is heavier than they both.

Drby A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's vexation is heavier than them both.

RV A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool’s vexation is heavier than them both.

Wbstr A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's wrath is heavier than both.

KJB-1769 A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool’s wrath is heavier than them both.[fn]

27.3 heavy: Heb. heaviness

KJB-1611 [fn]A stone is heauie, and the sand weightie: but a fooles wrath is heauier then them both.
(A stone is heavy, and the sand weightie: but a fooles wrath is heauier then them both.)

27:3 Heb. heauinesse.

Bshps The stone is heauie, and the sande wayghtie: but a fooles wrath is heauier then them both.
(The stone is heavy, and the sand wayghtie: but a fooles wrath is heauier then them both.)

Gnva A stone is heauie, and the sand weightie: but a fooles wrath is heauier then them both.
(A stone is heavy, and the sand weightie: but a fooles wrath is heauier then them both. )

Cvdl The stone is heuy, and the sonde weightie: but a fooles wrath is heuyer then they both.

Wycl A stoon is heuy, and grauel is chariouse; but the ire of a fool is heuyere than euer eithir.
(A stone is heuy, and grauel is chariouse; but the ire of a fool is heuyere than ever eithir.)

Luth Stein ist schwer und Sand ist Last; aber des Narren Zorn ist schwerer denn die beiden.
(Stein is schwer and sand is Last; but the Narren anger is schwerer because the beiden.)

ClVg Grave est saxum, et onerosa arena, sed ira stulti utroque gravior.[fn]
(Grave it_is saxum, and onerosa arena, but ira stulti both gravior. )

27.3 Grave est saxum. Grave est, etc., usque ad ita mentis quoque motus examinant et castigant. Ira stulti utroque gravior, etc. De quo supra, etc., usque ad et furori frena laxat.

27.3 Grave it_is saxum. Grave it_is, etc., until to ita mentis too motus examinant and castigant. Ira stulti both gravior, etc. De quo supra, etc., until to and furori frena laxat.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

כֹּֽבֶד־אֶ֭בֶן וְ⁠נֵ֣טֶל הַ⁠ח֑וֹל

heavy stone and,weighty the,sand

Here Solomon uses the possessive form to state that a stone is heavy and sand is weighty. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a different expression. Alternate translation: “A stone is heavy and sand is weighty”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וְ⁠כַ֥עַס אֱ֝וִ֗יל כָּבֵ֥ד מִ⁠שְּׁנֵי⁠הֶֽם

and,provocation fool heavier than,both,them

Here Solomon refers to how vexing fools are to other people as if the vexation they cause were heavier than the weight of a stone and sand. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly or use a simile. Alternate translation: “yet the vexation of a fool is harder to tolerate than lifting either of them” or “yet the vexation of a fool is like something heavier than the two of them”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

וְ⁠כַ֥עַס אֱ֝וִ֗יל

and,provocation fool

Here Solomon uses the possessive form to describe the vexation that is caused by a fool. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a different expression. Alternate translation: “yet how vexing a fool can be"

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