PROV 30:11 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs, red:negative.
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).

ULT There is a generation, it curses its father
⇔ and does not bless its mother.

OEB No OEB PROV book available

WEBBE ⇔ There is a generation that curses their father,
⇔ and doesn’t bless their mother.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET There is a generation who curse their fathers
⇔ and do not bless their mothers.

LSV A generation lightly esteems their father,
And does not bless their mother.

FBV There are some who curse their fathers and do not bless their mothers.

T4T ⇔ I will list four kinds of evil things that people do:
⇔ Some people curse their fathers and do not ask God to bless their mothers.

LEB • There is a generation that will curse its father, and its mother it will not bless.

BBE There is a generation who put a curse on their father, and do not give a blessing to their mother.

Moff Some curse their father,
⇔ and bless not their mother.

JPS There is a generation that curse their father, and do not bless their mother.

ASV ⇔ There is a generation that curse their father,
⇔ And bless not their mother.

DRA There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother.

YLT A generation [is], that lightly esteemeth their father, And their mother doth not bless.

Drby There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother;

RV There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother.
(There is a generation that curseth/curses their father, and doth/does not bless their mother. )

SLT A generation will curse its father, and will not bless its mother.

Wbstr There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother.

KJB-1769 There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother.
(There is a generation that curseth/curses their father, and doth/does not bless their mother. )

KJB-1611 There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not blesse their mother.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not blesse their mother.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from marking of added words (and possibly capitalisation and punctuation))

Gnva There is a generation that curseth their father, and doeth not blesse their mother.
(There is a generation that curseth/curses their father, and doth/does not bless their mother. )

Cvdl He that bryngeth vp an euell reporte vpo the generacion of his father and mother, is not worthy to be commended.
(He that bringeth/brings up an evil reporte upon the generation of his father and mother, is not worthy to be commended.)

Wycl A generacioun that cursith his fadir, and that blessith not his modir.
(A generation that curseth/curses his father, and that blessith not his mother.)

Luth Es ist eine Art, die ihrem Vater flucht und ihre Mutter nicht segnet;
(It is a/one Art, the their father escape(v) and their/her mother not blesses;)

ClVg [Generatio quæ patri suo maledicit, et quæ matri suæ non benedicit;[fn]
([Generation which to_his_father his_own curses, and which mother his/her_own not/no blesses; )

30.11 Generatio quæ patri. Superius vitæ puritatem, etc., usque ad si natus est, fuit tempus quando non fuit filius.

30.11 Generation which to_his_father. Above of_life puritatem, etc., until to when/but_if born it_is, it_was time/season when not/no it_was son.

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 30:1–33: Here are the sayings of Agur

This section is a collection of verses that were written or organized by Agur the son of Jakeh.Some scholars think that Agur wrote or collected only verses 1–4, 1–6, 1–9, or 1–14. UBS (page 617), Toy (page 518), and Longman (page 513) are among those who list some of these possibilities. The GNT indicates with quotation marks that Agur’s words end after v.6. No other versions indicate that Agur’s words end before the end of the chapter. Waltke (volume I, page 26) strongly defends the entire chapter as the “oracle” of Agur on the basis of its structural unity. Kidner (page 178) divides the chapter into two sections (1–9) and (10–33), but identifies both as coming from “the sage.” The title of this section (30:1a) is the only place in Scripture that Agur is mentioned. The section is divided into paragraphs that vary from one to five verses. The Notes will suggest a paragraph heading for all paragraphs after 30:1a. It is suggested that you use similar headings in your translation to help the readers follow the changes of topic and audience.

The first nine verses contain Agur’s personal thoughts and prayers. Some are addressed to God, others to his audience. The rest of the chapter contains proverbs on various topics. Some are individual warnings or statements (30:10, 17, 20, 32–33). Others contain several kinds of lists of four items each. The lists in verses 15b–16, 18–19, 21–23, and 29–31 have the same form as the numerical proverb in 6:16–19. (See the paragraph summary for 6:16–19 and the notes on 6:16a–b.) The lists in verses 11–14 and 24–28 have different forms. These will be described in the paragraph summaries where they first occur.

Some other headings for this section are:

The Words of Agur (ESV)

Wise Words from Agur (NCV)

Words that the LORD caused Agur to make known

Paragraph 30:11–14 Four kinds of wicked people

This paragraph lists four kinds or groups of people. It is not like the numerical proverb in 30:15–16, because it does not specify either the number three or four.

Each of the four verses begins with a Hebrew word that is literally “generation.” Each “generation” is a group of people that share a particular characteristic. In these verses, each of the four groups is guilty of a certain kind of sin.UBS (page 629), Ross (page 1121).

Some ways to introduce each of the four verses are:

There are those who… (ESV)

There is a group of people that… (NAB)

A certain kind of person… (GW)

Some people… (NCV)

30:11

Notice the parallel parts that are similar in meaning:

^11a“There is a generation of those who curse their fathers

^11band do not bless their mothers.

The parallel parts function together to describe people who show extreme disrespect to their parents. As with similar proverbs, the parallel lines do not imply that these people treat their fathers one way and their mothers another way.

30:11a

There is a generation of those who curse their fathers

¶ There are some people who insult their fathers
¶ One kind of person asks God to punish his father.

There is a generation of those who curse their fathers: As in 30:10, the word curse refers here to words, not to sorcery. A person who curses his father insults or belittles him. He says bad things about him and may even wish or pray that something bad will happen to him. Some other ways to translate this phrase are:

Some people curse their fathers (NCV)

A certain kind of person insults his father

30:11a–b

(combined/reordered)

Some people curse their father and mother and refuse to respect them.
There is a kind of person that repeatedly insults his parents and never asks God to show his kindness/favor to them.

30:11b

and do not bless their mothers.

and never honor/respect their mothers.
He even asks God to punish his own mother.

and do not bless their mothers: The word bless is the opposite of “curse.” In this context, the phrase do not bless their mothers can mean that they do not “honor” or “respect” their mothers.NET footnote (b). It can also mean that they do not “ask God to show them his favor or kindness.”Waltke (page 485). Some ways to translate this phrase are:

General Comment on 30:11a–b

Emphasize the idea of not blessing their mothers. For example:
and pronounces no blessing upon his mother (VOICE)
and refuses to ask God to bless his mother
Use the opposite idea of cursing their mothers. For example:
and speak ill of their own mothers (REB)

In some languages, it may be clearer and more natural to combine and/or reorder the parallel parts. For example:

Some people curse their father and even their mother (CEV)

See 30:11a–b (combined/reordered) in the Display for more examples.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

[30:11](../30/11.md)–[14](../30/14.md) is the first of six numerical sayings in this chapter, even though this saying does not state the number of illustrations. See the discussion of this in the General Notes for this chapter.

Note 1 topic: grammar-collectivenouns

דּ֭וֹר אָבִ֣י⁠ו יְקַלֵּ֑ל & אִ֝מּ֗⁠וֹ

generation his/its=father curse & his/its=mother

In this verse, the words generation, it, and its are singular in form, but they refer to some people as a group. If it would be helpful in your language, you could say this plainly. Alternate translation: “There is a group of people, those people curse their fathers … their mothers”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

אָבִ֣י⁠ו יְקַלֵּ֑ל וְ⁠אֶת־אִ֝מּ֗⁠וֹ לֹ֣א יְבָרֵֽךְ

his/its=father curse and=DOM his/its=mother not bless

These two clauses mean basically the same thing. The second clause emphasizes the meaning of the first by repeating the same idea with different words. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could combine these clauses and express the emphasis in another way. Alternate translation: “it regularly curses its father and mother”