PROV 29:20 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) If a person is quick to speak out,
⇔ there’s more hope for a fool than for them.

Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Ἐὰν ἴδῃς ἄνδρα ταχὺν ἐν λόγοις, γίνωσκε ὅτι ἐλπίδα ἔχει μᾶλλον ὁ ἄφρων αὐτοῦ.
(Ean idaʸs andra taⱪun en logois, ginōske hoti elpida eⱪei mallon ho afrōn autou. )

BrTr If thou see a man hasty in his words, know that the fool has hope rather than he.

ULT You see a man hurrying in his words.
⇔ There is more hope for a stupid one than him.

UST Consider this: Foolish people are more likely to do well in life
⇔ than people who speak thoughtlessly.

OEB No OEB PROV book available

WEBBE Do you see a man who is hasty in his words?
⇔ There is more hope for a fool than for him.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Do you see someone who is hasty in his words?
⇔ There is more hope for a fool than for him.

LSV You have seen a man hasty in his words! More hope of a fool than of him.

FBV Have you seen a man who speaks without thinking? There's more hope for stupid people than for him!

T4T ⇔ God can help/bless foolish people more easily [RHQ]
⇔ than he can help/bless people who speak without thinking first.

LEB • You see a man who is hasty in his words: there is more hope for a fool than him.

BBE Have you seen a man who is quick with his tongue? There is more hope for a foolish man than for him.

Moff You see a hasty man?
⇔ More hope for a fool than for him!

JPS Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? there is more hope for a fool than for him.

ASV Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words?
⇔ There is more hope of a fool than of him.

DRA Hast thou seen a man hasty to speak? folly is rather to be looked for, than his amendment.

YLT Thou hast seen a man hasty in his words! More hope of a fool than of him.

Drby Hast thou seen a man hasty in his words? there is more hope of a fool than of him.

RV Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
(Seest thou/you a man that is hasty in his words? there is more hope of a fool than of him. )

SLT Thou sawest a man hasty in his words: hope to the foolish one more than to him.

Wbstr Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? there is more hope of a fool than of him.

KJB-1769 Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? there is more hope of a fool than of him.[fn]
(Seest thou/you a man that is hasty in his words? there is more hope of a fool than of him. )

29.20 words: or, matters?

KJB-1611 [fn]Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? there is more hope of a foole then of him.
(Seest thou/you a man that is hasty in his words? there is more hope of a fool then of him.)

29:20 Or, in his matters.

Bshps Seest thou a man that is hastie to speake vnaduisedly? there is more hope in a foole then in hym.
(Seest thou/you a man that is hasty to speak unadvisedly? there is more hope in a fool then in him.)

Gnva Seest thou a man hastie in his matters? there is more hope of a foole, then of him.
(Seest thou/you a man hasty in his matters? there is more hope of a fool, then of him. )

Cvdl Yf thou seyst a man that is haistie to speake vnaduysed, thou mayest trust a foole more then him.
(If thou/you seest/see a man that is hasty to speak unaduysed, thou/you mayest/may trust a fool more then him.)

Wycl Thou hast seyn a man swift to speke; foli schal be hopid more than his amendyng.
(Thou/You hast seen a man swift to speke; folly shall be hoped more than his amending.)

Luth Siehest du einen schnell zu reden, da ist an einem Narren mehr Hoffnung denn an ihm.
(See you(sg) a fast/quickly to/for talk, there is at/to on fool(n) more hope(n) because/than at/to him.)

ClVg Vidisti hominem velocem ad loquendum? stultitia magis speranda est quam illius correptio.[fn]
(You_saw man fast to loquendum? foolishness more hopenda it_is how of_that correptio. )

29.20 Vidisti hominem. Grave quidem vitium stultitiæ, sed non levius verbositatis: nam sæpe contingit, ut idiota aliquis citius verba correptionis accipiat, quam qui sua quæ novit, vel nosse putat magis jactat, quam aliorum monita audiat.

29.20 You_saw man. Grave indeed vice/defect foolishness, but not/no levius wordsitatis: for/surely often contingit, as idiota someone faster words correptionis let_him_accept, how who/which his_own which he_knows, or to_know thinks more yactat, how of_others warnings hear.

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 25:1–29:27: This is Hezekiah’s collection of Solomon’s proverbs

This section is the second collection of Solomon’s proverbs. These proverbs were organized and copied by men who served King Hezekiah. Most scholars divide this section into two groups. These groups differ in several ways.

The first group (chapters 25–27) has many more comparisons and admonitions. In Hebrew, most of these comparisons are metaphors in which one or more illustrations precede the topic. Some English versions change the order so that the topic precedes the illustration(s). You should follow the order that expresses the meaning naturally and effectively in your language.

In the first group, many proverbs are one verse long. As with the individual proverbs in the main collection of Solomon’s proverbs (Section 10:1–22:16), they are not related to the proverbs around them. Other proverbs in this group are two or more verses long. Still others are one-verse proverbs that are closely related in theme. Proverbs in all three categories will be marked as separate paragraphs.

The second group (chapters 28–29) has more contrastive proverbs. The proverbs in this group are each one verse long. They will not be marked as separate paragraphs.

Some other headings for this section are:

More Proverbs of Solomon (NIV)

Proverbs of Solomon Collected by Hezekiah (NET)

These are also wise things that Solomon said

29:20

The topic of this proverb (first line) is a person who speaks before he thinks. The second line compares this person to a fool.

^20aDo you see a man who speaks in haste?

^20bThere is more hope for a fool than for him.

The second line in this proverb is identical to the second line of 26:12, and the questions used in the first lines are similar in form. However, the topics are different, so the implied content of the comparisons may also be different.

29:20a

Do you see a man who speaks in haste?

Do you^(sing) know a person who is too quick to speak/answer?
Think^(sing) about a person who speaks before he thinks.

Do you see a man who speaks in haste?: This is a rhetorical question. Its function is to call the reader’s attention to the topic of this proverb. Some other ways to introduce this topic are:

Use a similar rhetorical question. For example:
Have you met a person who is quick to answer? (GW)
Change the question to a statement with the same function. For example:
Think about a person who speaks without thinking.

speaks in haste: This phrase refers to a person who is in a hurry to speak or reply. It implies that he does not think before he speaks. He does not evaluate the accuracy of his words or think about the effect they will have on another person. It does not refer to a person who speaks at a rapid pace. Another way to translate this phrase is:

over-eager to speak (REB)

29:20a–b

(combined/reordered)

It is very difficult to teach a fool to become wise. It is even more difficult for a person who hurries to speak to learn to think first.
There is little hope that a fool will become wise. There is even less hope that people who hurry to answer will learn to think before they speak.

29:20b

There is more hope for a fool than for him.

It is easier to hope that a fool will correct/change his bad behavior than for a person like that to learn to think before he speaks.
Almost no one hopes that he will learn to think carefully about what he says. There are more people who expect/hope that a fool will become wise.

There is more hope for a fool than for him: In this comparison, the phrase There is more hope means “It is more likely that the hope will be fulfilled.”

The object of hope is only implied. In some languages, it may be necessary to make it explicit. For example:

There is more hope that a fool will carefully consider what he will say…

There is more hope that a fool will change his bad behavior…

There is more hope for a fool to become wise…

fool: In Hebrew, this word for fool refers to someone who does what is stupid and wrong because he is mentally lazy and self-satisfied. He does not understand the need to change his own foolish behavior and does not want to think about the consequences. See fool 2 in the Glossary.

General Comment on 29:20a–b

In some languages, it may be more natural to change the order of these two lines. If the order is changed, it may not be necessary to use an introductory question as the BSB does. For example:

There is more hope for a stupid fool than for someone who speaks without thinking. (GNT)

It may also be necessary to divide the “more…than” comparison into two or more statements or to state the comparison in a different way. For example:

Sometimes it is possible for fools to learn. But as for people who do not think about they will say, it is almost never possible for them to change this behavior.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

חָזִ֗יתָ אִ֭ישׁ אָ֣ץ בִּ⁠דְבָרָ֑י⁠ו

see (a)_man hasty in,his_of,words

Although the Hebrew text is not worded like a question, many translations make this clause into a rhetorical question. If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate this as a question. See how you translated the similar use of You see in [22:29](../22/29.md). Alternate translation: “Do you see a man hurrying in his words?”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

אִ֭ישׁ אָ֣ץ בִּ⁠דְבָרָ֑י⁠ו

(a)_man hasty in,his_of,words

See how you translated a man and his in [6:27](../06/27.md).

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

אָ֣ץ בִּ⁠דְבָרָ֑י⁠ו

hasty in,his_of,words

Here, hurrying in his words is an idiom that means “speaking before thinking about what to say.” If this phrase does not have that meaning in your language, you could use an idiom from your language that does have that meaning or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “talking off the cuff” or “who speaks without thinking”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

תִּקְוָ֖ה לִ⁠כְסִ֣יל מִמֶּֽ⁠נּוּ

hope [belongs]_to,a_fool more,than_him