PROV 3:16 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) On one hand, wisdom leads to a longer life.
⇔ ≈ On the other hand, being wise will enable riches and honour.

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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).

BrLXX Μῆκος γὰρ βίου καὶ ἔτη ζωῆς ἐν τῇ δεξιᾷ αὐτῆς, ἐν δὲ τῇ ἀριστερᾷ αὐτῆς πλοῦτος καὶ δόξα·
(Maʸkos gar biou kai etaʸ zōaʸs en taʸ dexia autaʸs, en de taʸ aristera autaʸs ploutos kai doxa; )

BrTr For length of existence and years of life are in her right hand; and in her left hand are wealth and glory:

ULT Length of days is in her right hand;
⇔ in her left hand are riches and honor.

UST Being wise will help you live for a long time.
⇔  Being wise will help you become wealthy and honorable.

OEB No OEB PROV book available

WEBBE Length of days is in her right hand.
⇔ In her left hand are riches and honour.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Long life is in her right hand;
⇔ in her left hand are riches and honor.

LSV Length of days [is] in her right hand,
In her left [are] wealth and honor.

FBV She offers long life in one hand, and riches and honor in the other.

T4T On the one hand, wisdom [PRS] enables you to live a long life,
⇔ and on the other hand, wisdom enables you to become rich and to be honored.

LEB • Length of days is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honor.

BBE Long life is in her right hand, and in her left are wealth and honour.

Moff long days lie in her right hand,
⇔ wealth and honour in her left;

JPS Length of days is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honour.

ASV Length of days is in her right hand;
⇔ In her left hand are riches and honor.

DRA Length of days is in her right hand, and in her left hand riches and glory.

YLT Length of days [is] in her right hand, In her left [are] wealth and honour.

Drby Length of days is in her right hand; in her left hand riches and honour.

RV Length of days is in her right had; in her left hand are riches and honour.

SLT Length of days in her right hand; in her left, riches and honor.

Wbstr Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches and honor.

KJB-1769 Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches and honour.

KJB-1611 Length of dayes is in her right hand: and in her left hand, riches and honour.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps In her right hande is long life, and in her left hande riches and honour.
(In her right hand is long life, and in her left hand riches and honour.)

Gnva Length of dayes is in her right hand, and in her left hand riches and glory.
(Length of days is in her right hand, and in her left hand riches and glory. )

Cvdl Vpon hir right hande is longe life, & vpon hir left hande is riches & honor.
(Upon her right hand is long life, and upon her left hand is riches and honour.)

Wycl Lengthe of daies is in the riythalf therof, and richessis and glorie ben in the lifthalf therof.
(Lengthe of days is in the right hand thereof, and riches and glory been in the lifthalf thereof.)

Luth Langes Leben ist zu ihrer rechten Hand; zu ihrer Linken ist Reichtum und Ehre.
(Langes life is to/for of_their/her right hand; to/for of_their/her left_(one) is wealth/abundance and honour(n).)

ClVg Longitudo dierum in dextera ejus, et in sinistra illius divitiæ et gloria.[fn]
(Longitudo days in/into/on right_hand his, and in/into/on sinistra of_that wealth and glory. )

3.16 Longitudo dierum in dextera ejus et in sinistra. Visione suæ divinitatis, etc., usque ad et in futuro vitam æternam.

3.16 Longitudo days in/into/on right_hand his and in/into/on sinistra. Visione his/her_own of_divinity, etc., until to and in/into/on future life eternal.

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 3:13–20: Wisdom is valuable and is useful for both people and the LORD

This section teaches the value of wisdom by showing its usefulness to people and the LORD. It is useful to people, because it results in long life, wealth, honor, pleasantness, and peace (3:13–18). It is useful to the LORD, because he used it to create the world (3:19–20).

Another heading for this section is:

The Value of Wisdom (CEV)

3:16

Notice the parallel parts that are similar in meaning. They form a chiasm. The parts in 3:16a occur in the opposite order from the parallel parts in 3:16b.

^16a Long life is in her right hand;

^16b in her left hand are riches and honor.

If a chiasm is not natural in your language, you may need to reorder the parallel parts. For example:

^16a Long life is in her right hand;

^16b riches and honor are in her left hand.

3:16a

Long life is in her right hand;

Wisdom is like a woman who offers you^(sing) a long life with her right hand,
If you are wise, you will gain much. Your life will be long,

3:16b

in her left hand are riches and honor.

and she offers you^(sing) riches/wealth and honor with her left hand.
you will be wealthy, and people will honor you.

3:16a–b

Long life is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honor: This verse describes the benefits that a person gains by being wise. The verse uses personification. It describes wisdom as a woman. She hands out gifts with both hands to her followers.

In some cultures it is considered offensive to extend the left hand toward someone. If this is true in your culture, you may want to leave the mention of a particular hand implied. For example:

Wisdom offers you a long life. She hands/gives you riches and honor.

If personification is not meaningful in your language, you may need to translate the meaning without using this figure of speech. See the second meaning lines in the Display for 3:16a and 3:16b. For more information on personification, see the note on 1:20a–b.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

אֹ֣רֶךְ יָ֭מִים

long_of days

See how you translated this idiom in [3:2](../03/02.md).

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

בִּֽ⁠ימִינָ֑⁠הּ בִּ֝⁠שְׂמֹאולָ֗⁠הּ

[is]_in,her_right_of,hand [are]_in,her_left_of,hand

In this verse, her refers to wisdom as if it were a woman. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “is in wisdom’s right hand; in wisdom’s left hand”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

בִּֽ⁠ימִינָ֑⁠הּ בִּ֝⁠שְׂמֹאולָ֗⁠הּ עֹ֣שֶׁר

[is]_in,her_right_of,hand [are]_in,her_left_of,hand riches

Here Solomon speaks of wise people receiving length of days, riches, and honor as if they were objects received from the right and left hands of wisdom. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “is received by those who have wisdom; those who have wisdom receive riches”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

וְ⁠כָבֽוֹד

and,honor

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of honor, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: “and being honored”

Parallel PROV 3:16

Section 3:13–20: Wisdom is valuable and is useful for both people and the LORD

3:16

3:16a

3:16b

3:16a–b