PRO 31:4 Parallel Verse View

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31:4 Variant note: או: (x-qere) ’אֵ֣י’: lemma_335 morph_HTi id_20nHM אֵ֣י

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).

ULT It is not for kings, Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine
⇔ or for dignitaries or intoxicating drink.

UST Lemuel, kings should be careful about drinking wine;
⇔ and a king should never ask, “Where is the strong drink?”

BSB It is not for kings, O Lemuel,
⇔ it is not for kings to drink wine,
⇔ or for rulers to crave strong drink,

OEB Nor for kings is it right to drink wine,
⇔ or for princes to long for strong drink;

WEBBE It is not for kings, Lemuel,
⇔ it is not for kings to drink wine,
⇔ nor for princes to say, ‘Where is strong drink?’

WMBB (Same as above)

NET It is not for kings, O Lemuel,
⇔ it is not for kings to drink wine,
⇔ or for rulers to crave strong drink,

LSV [It is] not for kings, O Lemuel,
Not for kings, to drink wine,
And for princes—a desire of strong drink.

FBV Lemuel, kings shouldn't be drinking wine, rulers shouldn't be drinking alcohol.[fn]

31:4 “Alcohol”: literally, “strong drink.”

T4T ⇔ Lemuel, kings should not be constantly drinking wine
⇔ or greatly desire to drink other strong/alcoholic drinks.

LEB • It is not for the kings, O Lemuel; drinking wine is not for the kings, • nor is strong drink for rulers.

BBE It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to take wine, or for rulers to say, Where is strong drink?

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JPS It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine: nor for princes to say: 'Where is strong drink?'

ASV It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine;
⇔ Nor for princes to say, Where is strong drink?

DRA Give not to kings, O Lamuel, give not wine to kings: because there is no secret where drunkenness reigneth:

YLT Not for kings, O Lemuel, Not for kings, to drink wine, And for princes a desire of strong drink.

Drby It is not for kings, Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, nor for rulers [to say], Where is the strong drink?

RV It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes to say, Where is strong drink?

Wbstr It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink:

KJB-1769 It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink:

KJB-1611 It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drinke wine, nor for Princes, strong drinke:
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)

Bshps O Lamuel, it is not for kynges, it is not I say for kynges to drynke wine, nor princes strong drynke.
(O Lamuel, it is not for kings, it is not I say for kings to drink wine, nor princes strong drink.)

Gnva It is not for Kings, O Lemuel, it is not for Kings to drink wine nor for princes strog drinke,
(It is not for Kings, O Lemuel, it is not for Kings to drink wine nor for princes strog drink, )

Cvdl O Lamuel, geue kinges no wyne, geue kynges & prynces no stronge drynke:
(O Lamuel, give kings no wine, give kings and princes no strong drink:)

Wycl A! Lamuel, nyle thou yiue wyn to kingis; for no pryuete is, where drunkenesse regneth.
(A! Lamuel, nyle thou/you yiue wyn to kingis; for no pryuete is, where drunknesse reignth.)

Luth O, nicht den Königen, Lamuel, gib den Königen nicht Wein zu trinken noch den Fürsten stark Getränke.
(O, not the kings/kingn, Lamuel, give the kings/kingn not wine to drink still the prince(s) stark Getränke.)

ClVg Noli regibus, o Lamuel, noli regibus dare vinum, quia nullum secretum est ubi regnat ebrietas;[fn]
(Noli regibus, o Lamuel, noli regibus dare vinum, because nullum secretum it_is where regnat ebrietas; )

31.4 Noli regibus. Hæc et sequentia ad litteram patent, etc., usque ad carnales scrutantur.

31.4 Noli regibus. This and sequentia to litteram patent, etc., until to carnales scrutantur.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

אַ֤ל לַֽ⁠מְלָכִ֨ים ׀ לְֽמוֹאֵ֗ל אַ֣ל לַֽ⁠מְלָכִ֣ים

not for_the,kings Lemuel not for_the,kings

Here, Lemuel’s mother repeats the same phrase for emphasis. If it would be clearer for your readers, you could express the emphasis with a single phrase. Alternate translation: “It is absolutely not for kings, Lemuel”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

אַ֤ל לַֽ⁠מְלָכִ֨ים ׀ & אַ֣ל לַֽ⁠מְלָכִ֣ים

not for_the,kings & not for_the,kings

Lemuel’s mother 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: “It is not appropriate for kings … it is not appropriate for kings”

Note 3 topic: translate-textvariants

או

craving_of

Some ancient copies and translations say that the word translated as or is a different word that means “desire” or “crave,” which makes sense because of the parallelism with drink wine in the previous clause. If a translation of the Bible already exists in your area, you could consider using the reading in that translation. If there is not already a Bible translation in your area, you may wish to follow the reading of the UST.

Parallel PRO 31:4