PRO 3:14 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Κρεῖσσον γὰρ αὐτὴν ἐμπορεύεσθαι, ἢ χρυσίου καὶ ἀργυρίου θησαυρούς.
(Kreisson gar autaʸn emporeuesthai, aʸ ⱪrusiou kai arguriou thaʸsaurous. )

BrTr For it is better to traffic for her, than for treasures of gold and silver.

ULT For better is its profit than the profit of silver,
⇔ and than gold its produce.

UST This is because being wise profits people more than silver could profit them.
⇔ Indeed, being wise benefits people more than gold could benefit them.

BSB for she is more profitable than silver,
⇔ and her gain is better than fine gold.

OEB For she brings a gain fairer than silver,
⇔ a revenue better than gold.

WEBBE For her good profit is better than getting silver,
⇔ and her return is better than fine gold.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET For her benefit is more profitable than silver,
⇔ and her gain is better than gold.

LSV For better [is] her merchandise
Than the merchandise of silver,
And than gold—her increase.

FBV for wisdom is worth more than silver, and pays better than gold.

T4T Being wise and having good understanding is worth more than silver,
⇔ better than gold.

LEB • [fn] income is better than the income of silver, and her revenue than that of gold.

3:? Or “its”; both “wisdom” and “understanding” are feminine nouns and can be read as either “she” or “it”

BBE For trading in it is better than trading in silver, and its profit greater than bright gold.

Moff No Moff PRO book available

JPS For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold.

ASV For the gaining of it is better than the gaining of silver,
⇔ And the profit thereof than fine gold.

DRA The purchasing thereof is better than the merchandise of silver, and her fruit than the chiefest and purest gold:

YLT For better [is] her merchandise Than the merchandise of silver, And than gold — her increase.

Drby For the gain thereof is better than the gain of silver, and her revenue than fine gold.

RV For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold.

Wbstr For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain of it than fine gold.

KJB-1769 For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold.

KJB-1611 [fn]For the merchandise of it is better then the merchandise of siluer, and the gaine thereof, then fine gold.
(For the merchandise of it is better then the merchandise of silver, and the gaine thereof, then fine gold.)

3:14 Iob 28. 15. &c. psal. 19. 10. pro. 8. vers. 11. and 19 and 16. 16.

Bshps For the marchaundise of it, is better then the marchaundise of siluer, and the gayne therof is better then golde.
(For the marchaundise of it, is better then the marchaundise of silver, and the gayne thereof is better then gold.)

Gnva For the marchandise thereof is better then the marchandise of siluer, and the gaine thereof is better then golde.
(For the marchandise thereof is better then the marchandise of silver, and the gaine thereof is better then gold. )

Cvdl for the gettinge of it is better then eny marchaundise of syluer, & the profit of it is better then golde.
(for the gettinge of it is better then any marchaundise of silver, and the profit of it is better then gold.)

Wycl The geting therof is betere than the marchaundie of gold and of siluer; the fruytis therof ben the firste and clenneste.
(The geting thereof is better than the marchaundie of gold and of silver; the fruytis thereof been the first and clenneste.)

Luth Denn es ist besser, um sie hantieren, weder um Silber, und ihr Einkommen ist besser denn Gold.
(Because it is besser, around/by/for they/she/them hantieren, weder around/by/for Silber, and you/their/her Einkommen is better because Gold.)

ClVg Melior est acquisitio ejus negotiatione argenti, et auri primi et purissimi fructus ejus.[fn]
(Melior it_is acquisitio his negotiatione argenti, and auri primi and purissimi fructus his. )

3.14 Melior est. Non metuat de correctione inopiæ, quisquis opes acquisivit sapientiæ, omnibus enim thesauris munus cœleste præcellit. Primi et purissimi. Quia radix sapientiæ timor Domini, hi sunt primi ac purissimi fructus, etc., usque ad a Domino perfectius promittitur.

3.14 Melior it_is. Non metuat about correctione inopiæ, quiswho/any opes acquisivit sapientiæ, to_all because thesauris munus cœleste præcellit. Primi and purissimi. Because root sapientiæ timor Master, hi are primi ac purissimi fructus, etc., until to from Master perfectius promittitur.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

כִּ֤י

that/for/because/then/when

For here indicates that what follows is the reason what was stated in the previous verse is true. Use the most natural way in your language to state a reason. Alternate translation: “This is due to the fact that”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

וּ֝⁠מֵ⁠חָר֗וּץ תְּבוּאָתָֽ⁠הּ

and,than,gold revenue,her

Solomon is leaving out some of the words that in many languages a clause would need in order to be complete. You could supply these words from the previous clause if it would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: “and better than the produce of gold is its produce”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

ט֣וֹב סַ֭חְרָ⁠הּ מִ⁠סְּחַר־כָּ֑סֶף וּ֝⁠מֵ⁠חָר֗וּץ תְּבוּאָתָֽ⁠הּ

good income,her than,income silver and,than,gold revenue,her

These two clauses mean basically the same thing. The second emphasizes the meaning of the first by repeating the same idea with different words. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could connect the clauses with a word other than and that shows that the second clause is repeating the first one, not saying something additional. Alternate translation: “better is its profit than the profit of silver, yes, better than the produce of gold is its produce”

Note 4 topic: writing-pronouns

סַ֭חְרָ⁠הּ & תְּבוּאָתָֽ⁠הּ

income,her & revenue,her

In this verse, its refers to wisdom. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “is wisdom’s profit … wisdom’s produce”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

סַ֭חְרָ⁠הּ מִ⁠סְּחַר־כָּ֑סֶף

income,her than,income silver

Although the word profit usually refers to money that someone earns, Solomon uses it here to refer to a benefit in general. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “is its benefit than the benefit of silver”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

מִ⁠סְּחַר־כָּ֑סֶף

than,income silver

Here Solomon is using the possessive form to describe the monetary profit that one gains by selling or investing silver. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “than the profit one can make from selling silver”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וּ֝⁠מֵ⁠חָר֗וּץ תְּבוּאָתָֽ⁠הּ

and,than,gold revenue,her

Although the word produce usually refers to harvested crops, Solomon uses it here to refer to a benefit in general. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “and than gold, its benefit”

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