PROV 5:14 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Παρʼ ὀλίγον ἐγενόμην ἐν παντὶ κακῷ, ἐν μέσῳ ἐκκλησίας καὶ συναγωγῆς.
(Parʼ oligon egenomaʸn en panti kakōi, en mesōi ekklaʸsias kai sunagōgaʸs. )

ULT I am as a little in all evil
⇔ in the midst of the assembly and the congregation.”

UST My people are close to considering me as someone who has wasted his life.”

OEB No OEB PROV book available

WEBBE I have come to the brink of utter ruin,
⇔ amongst the gathered assembly.”

WMBB (Same as above)

NET I almost came to complete ruin
⇔ in the midst of the whole congregation!”

LSV As a little thing I have been all evil,
In the midst of an assembly and a congregation.”

FBV Now I'm on the verge of being completely disgraced before everyone in the community.”

T4T Now I am almost ruined,
⇔ and I will be disgraced in public gatherings.”

LEB • I was almost at utter[fn] ruin[fn] in the midst of the assembly and congregation.”

5:? Or “all, every, whole”

5:? Or “evil”

BBE I was in almost all evil in the company of the people.

Moff I was nearly sentenced to death
⇔ by the community.’
¶ 

JPS I was well nigh in all evil in the midst of the congregation and assembly.'

ASV I was well-nigh in all evil
⇔ In the midst of the assembly and congregation.

DRA I have almost been in all evil, in the midst of the church and of the congregation.

YLT As a little thing I have been all evil, In the midst of an assembly and a company.

Drby I was well nigh in all evil in the midst of the congregation and assembly.

RV I was well nigh in all evil in the midst of the congregation and assembly.

SLT As I was almost in all evil in the midst of the convocation and the assembly.

Wbstr I was almost in all evil in the midst of the congregation and assembly.

KJB-1769 I was almost in all evil in the midst of the congregation and assembly.

KJB-1611 I was almost in all euill, in the midst of the congregation & assembly.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps I was come almost into all misfortune, in the middest of the multitude and congregation.
(I was come almost into all misfortune, in the midst of the multitude and congregation.)

Gnva I was almost brought into all euil in ye mids of the Congregation and assemblie.
(I was almost brought into all evil in ye/you_all midst of the Congregation and assemblie. )

Cvdl I am come almost in to all mysfortune, in the myddest of the multitude and congregacion.
(I am come almost in to all misfortune, in the midst of the multitude and congregation.)

Wycl Almest Y was in al yuel, in the myddis of the chirche, and of the synagoge.
(Alms/Donationst I was in all evil, in the midst of the church, and of the synagogue.)

Luth Ich bin schier in all Unglück kommen vor allen Leuten und allem Volk.
(I am sheer/pure in all accident/misfortune/disaster coming before/in_front_of all/everyone people and everything people.)

ClVg pene fui in omni malo, in medio ecclesiæ et synagogæ.[fn]
(almost/nearly I_was in/into/on all I_prefer, in/into/on in_the_middle assemblies/churches and synagogue. )

5.14 In medio ecclesiæ: idem est Græce, etc., usque ad alienam ab eis vitam ducere non timuit.

5.14 In in_the_middle assemblies/churches: the_same it_is Greece, etc., until to foreignm away to_them life to_lead not/no was_afraid.

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.

5:14

In this verse, the second line completes the thought of the first line.

^14aI am on the brink of utter ruin

^14bin the midst of the whole assembly.

5:14a–b

(combined/reordered)

Now I face public disgrace.”

I am on the brink of utter ruin in the midst of the whole assembly: This verse concludes the son’s lament that began in 5:12, as quoted by the father. In some languages, it may be necessary to indicate that after 5:14, the father will no longer be quoting the son’s words. He will now be giving his own advice. See the meaning lines in the Display for 5:14b and 5:15a for ways to make this implied information explicit.

on the brink: There are two ways to interpret the Hebrew word that the BSB translates as on the brink:

The word means “almost.” The young man has not yet been disgraced. He either (a) barely avoided it or (b) still faces it. For example:
Now I am at the point of utter ruin in the public assembly. (NRSV)
I came close to being completely ruined in front of a whole group of people. (NCV) (BSB, NIV, NRSV, REB, NASB, NET, NCV, NLT, GW)
The word means “quickly.” The young man was soon humiliated publicly. For example:
And suddenly I found myself publicly disgraced. (GNT) (CEV, GNT, NJPS)

It is recommended that you follow interpretation (1), along with most versions and scholars.Scholars who support interpretation (1) include: Whybray, Toy, Delitzsch, Ross, Cook, Scott, and McKane. Also see the NET footnote. Scholars who support interpretation (2) include: Murphy, Fox, and Waltke. It is further recommended that you follow option (b), because the threat of facing public humiliation is greater than the threat of almost being humiliated.

of utter ruin: In Hebrew, this phrase is literally “in all (kinds of) evil/disaster” (see the note on 1:16a–b). In this context, it means “serious trouble.”Waltke (page 316). The nature of the trouble or disaster is not specified, but it probably refers to being publicly shamed.

in the midst of the whole assembly: This phrase refers to a gathering of the local community.

5:14a

I am on the brink of utter ruin

Now my reputation will be ruined
So now I face shame/humiliation

5:14b

in the midst of the whole assembly.”

in front of my fellow townsmen.” This is what you^(sing) will say, my son.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

כִּ֭⁠מְעַט

like,a_little

Here, as a little is a common expression that means “very close to.” If this phrase does not have that meaning in your language, you could use a comparable expression from your language that does have that meaning or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [on the brink of being] or [just about]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

בְ⁠כָל־רָ֑ע

in,every_of ruin

Here, the adulterous man speaks of experiencing complete disgrace as if all evil were a location he was in. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “experiencing total disgrace”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

בְּ⁠ת֖וֹךְ

in_the=middle

Here, in the midst of refers to the judgment of the people of the assembly. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression from your language or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [in the opinion of]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

קָהָ֣ל וְ⁠עֵדָֽה

assembly and_[the],congregation