PRO 30:9 Parallel Verse View

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Key: khaki:verbs, blue:Elohim, green:YHWH.
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 Lest I be satiated and I deny and say, “Who is Yahweh?”
⇔ And lest I become dispossessed and steal
⇔ and I seize the name of my God.

UST If I become too rich, then I may reject Yahweh and claim that I do not know him.
⇔ Or if I become too poor, then I may rob other people,
⇔ so that I dishonor my God.

BSB Otherwise, I may have too much
⇔ and deny You, saying, ‘Who is the LORD?’
⇔ Or I may become poor and steal,
⇔ profaning the name of my God.

OEB lest, if surfeited, I deny you,
⇔ and say, ‘Who then is the Lord?’
⇔ Or poverty drive me to steal,
⇔ and profane the name of my God.

WEBBE lest I be full, deny you, and say, ‘Who is the LORD?’
⇔ or lest I be poor, and steal,
⇔ and so dishonour the name of my God.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET lest I become satisfied and act deceptively
⇔ and say, “Who is the Lord?”
⇔ Or lest I become poor and steal
⇔ and demean the name of my God.

LSV Lest I become satiated, and have denied,
And have said, “Who [is] YHWH?” And lest I am poor, and have stolen,
And have laid hold of the Name of my God.

FBV Otherwise if I have plenty of money,[fn] I may give up on you, saying, “Who is the Lord?” while if I'm poor I may steal and bring the name of my God into disrepute.

30:9 “I have plenty of money”: literally, “I'm full.”

T4T because if I become rich,
⇔ I might say that I do not [RHQ] know you and that I do not need you;
⇔ and if I become poor,
⇔ I might dishonor you by stealing things.

LEB • him and say “Who is Yahweh?” • Or[fn] I will be poor and will steal • and profane the name of my God.

30:? Or “Lest”

BBE For fear that if I am full, I may be false to you and say, Who is the Lord? or if I am poor, I may become a thief, using the name of my God wrongly.

Moff No Moff PRO book available

JPS Lest I be full, and deny, and say: 'Who is the LORD?' Or lest I be poor, and steal, and profane the name of my God.

ASV Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is Jehovah?
⇔ Or lest I be poor, and steal,
⇔ And use profanely the name of my God.

DRA Lest perhaps being filled, I should be tempted to deny, and say: Who is the Lord? or being compelled by poverty, I should steal, and forswear the name of my God.

YLT Lest I become satiated, and have denied, And have said, 'Who [is] Jehovah?' And lest I be poor, and have stolen, And have laid hold of the name of my God.

Drby lest I be full and deny [thee], and say, Who is Jehovah? or lest I be poor and steal, and outrage the name of my [fn]God.

30.9 Elohim

RV Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the LORD? or lest I be poor, and steal, and use profanely the name of my God.

Wbstr Lest I be full, and deny thee , and say, Who is the LORD? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain .

KJB-1769 Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the LORD? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain.[fn]

30.9 deny…: Heb. belie thee

KJB-1611 [fn][fn]Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the LORD? or lest I be poore, and steale, and take the name of my God in vaine.

30:9 Deut. 32. 15.

30:9 Heb. belye thee.

Bshps Lest peraduenture I beyng full, shoulde denie thee, and say, who is the Lorde? or beyng oppressed with pouertie fall to stealyng, and forswere the name of my God.
(Lest peradventure/perhaps I being full, should denie thee/you, and say, who is the Lord? or being oppressed with pouertie fall to stealyng, and forswere the name of my God.)

Gnva Least I be full, and denie thee, and say, Who is the Lord? or least I be poore and steale, and take the Name of my God in vaine.
(Least I be full, and denie thee/you, and say, Who is the Lord? or least I be poor and steale, and take the Name of my God in vaine. )

Cvdl Lest yf I be to full, I denye ye, & saye: what felowe is ye LORDE? And lest I beinge constrayned thorow pouerte, fall vnto stealinge, and forsweare the name of my God.
(Lest if I be to full, I denye ye/you_all, and say: what fellow is ye/you_all LORD? And lest I beinge constrayned through pouerte, fall unto stealinge, and forsweare the name of my God.)

Wycl lest perauenture Y be fillid, and be drawun to denye, and seie, Who is the Lord? and lest Y compellid bi nedynesse, stele, and forswere the name of my God.
(lest peradventure/perhaps I be fillid, and be drawun to denye, and say, Who is the Lord? and lest I compellid by nedynesse, stele, and forswere the name of my God.)

Luth Ich möchte sonst, wo ich zu satt würde, verleugnen und sagen: Wer ist der HErr? Oder wo ich zu arm würde, möchte ich stehlen und mich an dem Namen meines Gottes vergreifen.
(I möchte sonst, where I to satt würde, verleugnen and say: Who is the/of_the LORD? Oder where I to arm würde, möchte I stehlen and me at to_him name(s) my God’s vergreifen.)

ClVg ne forte satiatus illiciar ad negandum, et dicam: Quis est Dominus? aut egestate compulsus, furer, et perjurem nomen Dei mei.
(ne forte satiatus illiciar to negandum, and dicam: Who it_is Master? aut egestate compulsus, furer, and peryurem nomen of_God my/mine. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / hypo

פֶּ֥ן אֶשְׂבַּ֨ע

lest have_too_much

Agur uses this expression to introduce an imaginary situation to help explain why he asked God not to allow him to become rich in the previous verse. Use a natural method in your language for introducing an imaginary situation. Alternate translation: “Suppose I be satiated”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

אֶשְׂבַּ֨ע

have_too_much

Here, satiated refers to having too much food and possessions. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “I possess too much”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

וְ⁠כִחַשְׁתִּי֮

and,deny

Agur 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: “and I deny Yahweh”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / quotations

וְ⁠אָמַ֗רְתִּי מִ֥י יְה֫וָ֥ה

and,say who? YHWH

If it would be more natural in your language, you could express this as an indirect quotation. Alternate translation: “and ask who Yahweh is.”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

מִ֥י יְה֫וָ֥ה

who? YHWH

Agur is using the question form to emphasize what might happen to him if he became too rich. If you would not use the question form for this purpose in your language, you could translate this as a statement or an exclamation. Alternate translation: “I don’t know Yahweh!”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / hypo

וּ⁠פֶֽן־אִוָּרֵ֥שׁ

and,or poor

Agur uses this expression to introduce an imaginary situation to help explain why he asked God not to allow him to become poor in the previous verse. Use a natural method in your language for introducing an imaginary situation. Alternate translation: “And suppose I become dispossessed”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

אִוָּרֵ֥שׁ

poor

Here, dispossessed refers to someone becoming so poor that he loses everything that he owns. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “I become so poor that I own nothing”

Note 8 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

וְ֝⁠תָפַ֗שְׂתִּי

and,profane

Here, and introduces the result of stealing. Use the most natural way in your language to indicate results. Alternate translation: “and so I seize”

Note 9 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וְ֝⁠תָפַ֗שְׂתִּי

and,profane

Here, Agur speaks of disgracing the name of my God as if the name were an object that someone could violently seize and hurt. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “and I might disgrace”

Note 10 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

שֵׁ֣ם

name_of

Here, name refers to a person’s reputation. See how you translated the same use of name in 22:1.

Parallel PRO 30:9