PROV 5:13 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs, red:negative.
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 Οὐκ ἤκουον φωνὴν παιδεύοντός με καὶ διδάσκοντός με, οὐδὲ παρέβαλλον τὸ οὖς μου.
(Ouk aʸkouon fōnaʸn paideuontos me kai didaskontos me, oude pareballon to ous mou. )

BrTr [fn]I heard not the voice of him that instructed me, and taught me, neither did I apply mine ear.

ULT And I did not listen to the voice of my teachers,
⇔ and to my instructors I did not incline my ear.

UST I did not obey the people who taught me.
⇔ Indeed, I did not listen carefully to the people who instructed me.

OEB No OEB PROV book available

WEBBE I haven’t obeyed the voice of my teachers,
⇔ nor turned my ear to those who instructed me!

WMBB (Same as above)

NET For I did not obey my teachers
⇔ and I did not heed my instructors.

LSV And I have not listened to the voice of my teachers,
And have not inclined my ear to my teachers.

FBV I didn't listen to what my teacher said. I didn't pay attention to my instructors.

T4T I did not heed what my teachers said!
⇔ I paid no attention to those who tried to teach me something about my behavior.

LEB • and “I did not listen to the voice of my teachers, and I did not incline my ear to my instructors!

BBE I did not give attention to the voice of my teachers, my ear was not turned to those who were guiding me!

Moff Why did not I listen to those who trained me,
⇔ and bend my ear to those who were my guides?

JPS Neither have I hearkened to the voice of my teachers, nor inclined mine ear to them that instructed me!

ASV Neither have I obeyed the voice of my teachers,
⇔ Nor inclined mine ear to them that instructed me!

DRA And have not heard the voice of them that taught me, and have not inclined my ear to masters?

YLT And I have not hearkened to the voice of my directors, And to my teachers have not inclined mine ear.

Drby and I have not hearkened unto the voice of my teachers, nor inclined mine ear to those that instructed me;

RV Neither have I obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor inclined mine ear to them that instructed me!
(Neither have I obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor inclined my ear to them that instructed me! )

SLT And I heard not to the voice of him teaching me, and I inclined not mine ear to him instructing me.

Wbstr And have not obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor inclined my ear to them that instructed me!

KJB-1769 And have not obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor inclined mine ear to them that instructed me!
(And have not obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor inclined my ear to them that instructed me! )

KJB-1611 And haue not obeyed the voyce of my teachers, nor inclined mine eare to them that instructed me?
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps Wherefore was not I obedient vnto the voyce of my teachers, and hearkened not vnto them that enfourmed me?
(Wherefore was not I obedient unto the voice of my teachers, and hearkened not unto them that informed me?)

Gnva And haue not obeied the voyce of them that taught mee, nor enclined mine eare to them that instructed me!
(And have not obeied the voice of them that taught me, nor inclined my ear to them that instructed me! )

Cvdl Wherfore was not I obedient vnto the voyce of my teachers, & herkened not vnto them that infourmed me?
(Wherefore was not I obedient unto the voice of my teachers, and hearkened not unto them that infourmed me?)

Wycl nether Y herde the voys of men techinge me, and Y bowide not doun myn eere to maistris?
(neither I heard the voice of men teaching me, and I bowed not down my ear to masterys?)

Luth und habe nicht gehorchet der Stimme meiner Lehrer und mein Ohr nicht geneigt zu denen, die mich lehreten!
(and have not obeys the/of_the voice(n) mine teacher and my ear not geneigt to/for those, the me taught!)

ClVg nec audivi vocem docentium me, et magistris non inclinavi aurem meam?
(but_not I_heard voice teachium me, and teacherss not/no incline/leanvi ear of_mine? )

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 5:1–23: Eighth lesson: Avoid the temptation to commit adultery

A summary of this lesson is: Stay away from a woman who commits adultery, or you will bitterly regret it (5:1–14). Instead, be delighted with your own wife (5:15–20), because the LORD sees everything you do and will punish wickedness (5:21–23).

Some other headings for this section are:

Advice to stay away from a woman who commits adultery

Warning About Adultery (NCV)

Avoid Adultery (GW)

Be Faithful to Your Wife (CEV)

Paragraph 5:7–14

Verses 5:9–14 tell what will happen to the son if he does not follow the advice given in 5:7–8.

5:13

Notice the parallel parts that are similar in meaning:

^13aI did not listen to the voice of my teachers

^13bor incline my ear to my mentors.

In Hebrew, these lines are arranged in the form of a chiasm. The parts in 5:13a occur in the opposite order from the parallel parts in 5:13b.

^13a I did not listen to the voice of my teachers,

^13band to my mentors I did not incline my ear.

You should use whatever order is natural in your language.

5:13a–b

(combined/reordered)

I refused to listen to the advice of my teachers and advisors. I would not obey them.
Why did I not pay attention to those who taught me the right way to live?

I did not listen to the voice…or incline my ear: The first expression, I did not listen to the voice, is a Hebrew idiom. The parallel verb, incline my ear, is literally “turn my ear” (see the note on 4:20b). You may be able to use a different idiom for one or both of these parallel expressions to catch the reader’s attention or add emphasis in your language.

my teachers…my mentors: The word(s) you choose to translate teachers and mentors should be appropriate to describe anyone who gives moral advice or instruction, including the young man’s father. It should not refer only to schoolteachers.

General Comment on 5:13a–b

This verse continues the young man’s words of remorse that began in 5:12. In some languages, the most effective way to do this will be to use statements, as the BSB has done. In other languages, it may be more effective to use rhetorical questions. For example:

Oh, why didn’t I listen to my teachers? Why didn’t I pay attention to those who gave me instruction? (NLT96)

In other languages, it may be preferable to combine and/or reorder the parallel parts. Make sure not to lose the emphasis. See the Display for 5:13a–b (combined/reordered) for different ways of doing this.

5:13a

I did not listen to the voice of my teachers

I did not pay attention to those who taught me.

5:13b

or incline my ear to my mentors.

I refused to listen to good advice.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

וְֽ⁠לֹא־שָׁ֭מַעְתִּי בְּ⁠ק֣וֹל מוֹרָ֑⁠י וְ֝⁠לִֽ⁠מְלַמְּדַ֗⁠י לֹא־הִטִּ֥יתִי אָזְנִֽ⁠י

and=not I_heard to,the_voice_of my_teachers_of,my and,to,[those_of,who]_taught_me not incline ear_of,my

These two clauses mean basically the same thing. The second clause emphasizes the meaning of the first clause by repeating the same idea with different words. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could connect the phrases with a word other than and in order to show that the second phrase is repeating the first one, not saying something additional. Alternate translation: “And I did not listen to the voice of my teachers, no, to my instructors I did not incline my ear”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

וְֽ⁠לֹא־שָׁ֭מַעְתִּי בְּ⁠ק֣וֹל

and=not I_heard to,the_voice_of

The phrase listen to the voice of is an idiom that refers to obeying someone. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “And I did not obey the instructions of”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

לֹא־הִטִּ֥יתִי אָזְנִֽ⁠י

not incline ear_of,my

See how you translated this idiom in [4:20](../04/20.md).