PRO 3:16 Parallel Verse View

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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.

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

OEB In her right hand is long life,
⇔ in her left are riches and honour.

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 • 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.

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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.

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 honor.)

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 richessis 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 of_their/her rechten Hand; to of_their/her Linken is Reichtum and Ehre.)

ClVg Longitudo dierum in dextera ejus, et in sinistra illius divitiæ et gloria.[fn]
(Longitudo dierum in dextera his, and in sinistra illius divitiæ and gloria. )

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

3.16 Longitudo dierum in dextera his and in sinistra. Visione suæ divinitatis, etc., until to and in futuro life eternal.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

אֹ֣רֶךְ יָ֭מִים

long days

See how you translated this idiom in 3:2.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

בִּֽ⁠ימִינָ֑⁠הּ בִּ֝⁠שְׂמֹאולָ֗⁠הּ

in/on/at/with,right_hand,her in/on/at/with,left_hand,her

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

in/on/at/with,right_hand,her in/on/at/with,left_hand,her 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”

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