PRO 30:15 Parallel Verse View

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Key: khaki:verbs, red:negative.
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ULT Two daughters are for the leech, “Give! Give!”
⇔ There are three, they are not satisfied;
⇔ four, they do not say, “Enough”:

UST Greedy people always want more, they are like animals that suck blood and have two daughters.
⇔ The names of both of them are Give Me Some!
⇔ There are three, no, four things that always want more:

BSB ⇔ The leech has two daughters:
⇔ Give and Give.
§ There are three things that are never satisfied, four that never say, ‘Enough!’:

OEB There are three things that never are satisfied –
⇔ four that say never, ‘Enough!’

WEBBE ⇔ “The leech has two daughters:
⇔ ‘Give, give.’
⇔ “There are three things that are never satisfied;
⇔ four that don’t say, ‘Enough!’:

WMBB (Same as above)

NET The leech has two daughters:
⇔ “Give! Give!”
⇔ There are three things that are never satisfied,
⇔ four that never say, “Enough” –

LSV To the leech [are] two daughters—Give! Give! Behold, three things are not satisfied,
Four have not said “Sufficiency”;

FBV The leech has two daughters who cry out, “Give me! Give me!”
¶ There are three things that are never satisfied, four that never say, “Enough!”:

T4T ⇔ Leeches are always wanting more blood to suck;
⇔ similarly, greedy people are always saying “Give me some!” or “Give me more!” [MET]
⇔ There are four things that are never ◄satisfied/content with what they have►;
⇔ they always want more [LIT]:

LEB • there are two daughters; “Give, give!” they cry. • As for three of these, they are not satisfied; • as for four, they do not say enough.

BBE The night-spirit has two daughters, Give, give. There are three things which are never full, even four which never say, Enough:

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JPS The horseleech hath two daughters: 'Give, give.' There are three things that are never satisfied, yea, four that say not: 'Enough':

ASV ⇔ The horseleach hath two daughters, crying, Give, give.
⇔ There are three things that are never satisfied,
⇔ Yea, four that say not, Enough:

DRA The horseleech hath two daughters that say: Bring, bring. There are three things that never are satisfied, and the fourth never saith: It is enough.

YLT To the leech [are] two daughters, 'Give, give, Lo, three things are not satisfied, Four have not said 'Sufficiency;'

Drby The leech hath two daughters: Give, give. There are three [things] never satisfied; four which say not, It is enough:

RV The horseleach hath two daughters, Crying, Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, yea, four that say not, Enough:

Wbstr The horse-leech hath two daughters, crying , Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, yes , four things say not, It is enough:

KJB-1769 The horseleach hath two daughters, crying, Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, yea, four things say not, It is enough:[fn]
(The horseleach hath/has two daughters, crying, Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, yea, four things say not, It is enough: )

30.15 It is…: Heb. Wealth

KJB-1611 [fn]The horse-leach hath two daughters, crying, Giue, giue. There are three things that are neuer satisfied, yea foure things say not, It is enough:
(The horse-leach hath/has two daughters, crying, Giue, giue. There are three things that are never satisfied, yea four things say not, It is enough:)

30:15 Heb. wealth.

Bshps The horse leache hath two daughters crying: bryng hyther, bryng hyther. There be three thynges that are neuer satisfied, yea foure thynges sayth neuer hoe:
(The horse leache hath/has two daughters crying: bring hither, bring hither. There be three things that are never satisfied, yea four things saith/says never hoe:)

Gnva The horse leache hath two daughters which crye, Giue, giue. There be three things that will not be satisfied: yea, foure that say not, It is ynough.
(The horse leache hath/has two daughters which cry, Giue, giue. There be three things that will not be satisfied: yea, four that say not, It is enough. )

Cvdl This generacion (which is like an horsleche) hath two doughters: ye one is called, fetch hither: the other, brynge hither.
(This generation (which is like an horsleche) hath/has two daughters: ye/you_all one is called, fetch hither: the other, bring hither.)

Wycl The watir leche hath twei douytris, seiynge, Brynge, bringe. Thre thingis ben vnable to be fillid, and the fourthe, that seith neuere, It suffisith;
(The water leche hath/has two daughters, seiynge, Brynge, bringe. Thre things been unable to be fillid, and the fourthe, that saith/says never, It suffisith;)

Luth Die Igel hat zwo Töchter: Bring her, bring her! Drei Dinge sind nicht zu sättigen, und das vierte spricht nicht: Es ist genug:
(The Igel has zwo Töchter: Bring her, bring her! Drei things are not to sättigen, and the fourth says nicht: It is enough:)

ClVg Sanguisugæ duæ sunt filiæ, dicentes: Affer, affer. Tria sunt insaturabilia, et quartum quod numquam dicit: Sufficit.[fn]
(Sanguisugæ duæ are daughters, saying: Affer, affer. Tria are insaturabilia, and quartum that numquam he_says: Sufficit. )

30.15 Sanguisugæ duæ sunt filiæ. Diabolus, qui siti peccata suadendi perpetuo ardet; Duæ filiæ, quæ ejus imitantur ardorem, luxuria et philargyria. Nam luxuriæ, quo liberius frena laxantur, eo noxius delectatur; et Crescit amor nummi, quantum ipsa pecunia crescit. Tria sunt insaturabilia. Infernus nunquam redundat; meretrix habet similia. Corpus non satiatur deliciis, et avarus non dicit, sufficit; alii infernum dicunt diabolum, qui non satiatur seductione humana.

30.15 Sanguisugæ duæ are daughters. Diabolus, who siti sins suadendi perpetuo ardet; Duæ daughters, which his imitantur ardorem, lighturia and philargyria. Nam lighturiæ, quo liberius frena laxantur, eo noxius delectatur; and Crescit amor nummi, quantum herself pecunia crescit. Tria are insaturabilia. Infernus nunquam redundat; meretrix habet similia. Corpus not/no satiatur deliciis, and avarus not/no dicit, sufficit; alii infernum dicunt diabolum, who not/no satiatur seductione humana.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

לַֽ⁠עֲלוּקָ֨ה ׀ שְׁתֵּ֥י בָנוֹת֮

(Some words not found in UHB: has,leech two(fd) daughters give give three they(f) not satisfied four not say enough )

Here, Agur speaks of a greedy person as if that person were a leech and as if what that person demands from others were Two daughters. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly or use a simile. Alternate translation: “Greedy people always say” or “Greedy people are like a leech with two daughters”

Note 2 topic: translate-unknown

לַֽ⁠עֲלוּקָ֨ה

(Some words not found in UHB: has,leech two(fd) daughters give give three they(f) not satisfied four not say enough )

A leech is a type of worm that attaches itself to the skin of a person or animal in order to suck blood. If your readers would not be familiar with this type of animal, you could use the name of something similar in your area or you could use a more general term. Alternate translation: “are for the blood-sucking animal” or “are for the parasite”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

הַ֤ב ׀ הַ֥ב

give give

This could refer to: (1) the names of the Two daughters. Alternate translation: “they are named Give and Give” (2) what the Two daughters say. Alternate translation: “they say, ‘Give! Give!’”

שָׁל֣וֹשׁ הֵ֭נָּה לֹ֣א תִשְׂבַּ֑עְנָה אַ֝רְבַּ֗ע לֹא־אָ֥מְרוּ הֽוֹן

three they(f) not satisfied four not say enough

The second half of 30:15 and all of 30:16 are the second of six numerical sayings in this chapter. See the discussion of numerical sayings in the General Notes for this chapter.

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

שָׁל֣וֹשׁ הֵ֭נָּה לֹ֣א תִשְׂבַּ֑עְנָה אַ֝רְבַּ֗ע לֹא־אָ֥מְרוּ הֽוֹן

three they(f) not satisfied four not say enough

To make a comprehensive statement, Agur is using a rhetorical device in which the speaker names a number that should be sufficient to illustrate his point and then increases that number by one for emphasis. Since the meaning of both clauses is the same, you could also combine them into one clause. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “These four things are absolutely never satisfied”

Note 5 topic: writing-poetry

לֹ֣א תִשְׂבַּ֑עְנָה

not satisfied

Parallelism is common in Hebrew poetry. You may want to begin a new line at the start of each parallel statement. If not, use a form in your language that is natural for expressing poetry. Alternate translation: "never have enough for themselves"

Parallel PRO 30:15