PROV 5:6 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) She doesn’t consider the path of life.
⇔ ≈ Her paths wander so she doesn’t know where she’ll end up.

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 Ὁδοὺς γὰρ ζωῆς οὐκ ἐπέρχεται, σφαλεραὶ δὲ αἱ τροχιαὶ αὐτῆς, καὶ οὐκ εὔγνωστοι.
(Hodous gar zōaʸs ouk eperⱪetai, sfalerai de hai troⱪiai autaʸs, kai ouk eugnōstoi. )

BrTr For she goes not upon the paths of life; but her ways are slippery, and not easily known.

ULT lest she observe the path of life;
⇔ she does not know her tracks are unstable.

UST She does not want to do what will cause her to live well.
⇔ She does not realize that she lives precariously like someone who is walking on a broken path.

OEB No OEB PROV book available

WEBBE She gives no thought to the way of life.
⇔ Her ways are crooked, and she doesn’t know it.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Lest she should make level the path leading to life,
⇔ her paths are unstable but she does not know it.

LSV The path of life—lest you ponder,
Her paths have moved—you do not know.

FBV She doesn't follow the path that leads to life—she wanders away and doesn't even know she's lost.

T4T She is not concerned about the roads that lead to a long life.
⇔ She walks down a crooked path,
⇔ and she does not realize that she is on the wrong road.

LEB • She does not observe[fn] the path of life; her ways wander, and she does not know it.

5:? Or “examine, weigh”

BBE She never keeps her mind on the road of life; her ways are uncertain, she has no knowledge.

Moff the high road of Life is not for her,
⇔ shifty and slippery are her tracks.
¶ 

JPS Lest she should walk the even path of life, her ways wander, but she knoweth it not.

ASV So that she findeth not the level path of life:
⇔ Her ways are unstable, and she knoweth it not.

DRA They walk not by the path of life, her steps are wandering, and unaccountable.

YLT The path of life — lest thou ponder, Moved have her paths — thou knowest not.

Drby Lest she should ponder the path of life, her ways wander, she knoweth not [whither].

RV So that she findeth not the level path of life: her ways are unstable and she knoweth it not.
(So that she findeth/finds not the level path of life: her ways are unstable and she knoweth/knows it not. )

SLT Lest thou shalt make level the path of life, her tracks wavered; thou wilt not know.

Wbstr Lest thou shouldst ponder the path of life, her ways are movable, that thou canst not know them .

KJB-1769 Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, her ways are moveable, that thou canst not know them.
(Lest thou/you shouldest/should ponder the path of life, her ways are moveable, that thou/you canst not know them. )

KJB-1611 Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, her wayes are moueable, that thou canst not know them.
(Lest thou/you shouldest/should ponder the path of life, her ways are moueable, that thou/you canst not know them.)

Bshps Perchaunce thou wylt ponder the path of her lyfe: so vnstedfast are her wayes that thou canst not know them.
(Perchance thou/you wilt/will ponder the path of her life: so unsteadfast are her ways that thou/you canst not know them.)

Gnva She weigheth not the way of life: her paths are moueable: thou canst not knowe them.
(She weigheth not the way of life: her paths are moueable: thou/you canst not know them. )

Cvdl She regardeth not the path of life, so vnstedfast are hir wayes, that thou canst not knowe them.
(She regardeth not the path of life, so unsteadfast are her ways, that thou/you canst not know them.)

Wycl Tho goon not bi the path of lijf; hir steppis ben vncerteyn, and moun not be souyt out.
(Tho gone not by the path of life; her steps been uncertain, and may/can not be sought out.)

Luth Sie gehet nicht stracks auf dem Wege des Lebens; unstet sind ihre Tritte, daß sie nicht weiß, wo sie gehet.
(They/She goes not straight_away on/in/to to_him ways the life; unstet are their/her step(n)e, that they/she/them not white, where they/she/them goes.)

ClVg Per semitam vitæ non ambulant; vagi sunt gressus ejus et investigabiles.[fn]
(Per path of_life not/no they_walk; wander are steps his and investigabiles. )

5.6 Vagi, etc. Vagi sunt gressus hæreticorum, etc., usque ad quia una eademque cunctis est agnita per totum orbem fidelibus.

5.6 Vagi, etc. Vagi are steps of_heretics, etc., until to because together the_sameque to_all it_is lambta through whole the_world to_the_faithful.

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 5:1–6

In this paragraph, the father urges the son to pay attention to his wise words (5:1) so that he will always be cautious and sensible in what he does and says (5:2). The reason for this caution is that it will enable him to resist the tempting invitation of the adulteress whose path leads straight to death (5:3–6).

5:6

There is a contrast in this verse between the parts in bold print. The underlined parts do not contrast.

^6a She does not consider the path of life;

^6b she does not know that her ways are unstable.

5:6a

She does not consider the path of life;

She does not think about walking on the road to life.
She refuses to follow the path/road that leads to life.

She does not consider the path of life: This clause indicates that the woman has decided to avoid the path that leads to life.See Fox (pages 192–193), Delitzsch (page 87), Waltke (page 310), and the NET footnote. Other ways to translate this clause are:

she does not care about the path to life (NLT96)

far from following the path of life (NJB)

She doesn’t even think about the path of life. (GW)

The GNT translates this clause as, “She does not stay on the road to life,” but this may incorrectly imply that at certain times she does follow the road leading to life. That is not implied in this context.

path of life: This phrase means “way that leads to life.” For more information, see the note on 2:19a–b.

5:6b

she does not know that her ways are unstable.

She wanders down a crooked trail, and/but she does not even know that she is wandering/lost.
She does not realize that her behavior is like a path that repeatedly changes direction.

she does not know that her ways are unstable: In Hebrew, the clause her ways are unstable is literally “her ways wander/waver.” This expression indicates that her life is unstable.See the NET footnote, also Toy (page 106). Her behavior is like a path that keeps turning in different directions.

she does not know: She does not realize that her life is unstable and that she is wandering.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

אֹ֣רַח חַ֭יִּים פֶּן־תְּפַלֵּ֑ס

path_of life(pl) lest ponder

Lest here implies that the adulterous woman has an aversion to the path of life. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “She refuses to observe the path of life”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

אֹ֣רַח חַ֭יִּים פֶּן־תְּפַלֵּ֑ס

path_of life(pl) lest ponder

Here Solomon speaks of behavior that results in living a good life as if it were a path that leads to life and can be observed. If it would be helpful for your readers, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “Lest she care about behavior that leads to life”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

מַ֝עְגְּלֹתֶ֗י⁠הָ

tracks_of,her

See how you translated the same use of tracks in [2:15](../02/15.md).

Parallel PROV 5:6

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

Paragraph 5:1–6

5:6

5:6a

5:6b