PROV 6:3 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) In that case, my child, go and rescue yourself:
⇔ Since you’ve fallen into your neighbour’s control,
⇔ go and humbly appeal to your neighbour to release you from that pledge.

Key: khaki:verbs.
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 Ποίει υἱὲ ἃ ἐγώ σοι ἐντέλλομαι, καὶ σώζου· ἥκεις γὰρ εἰς χεῖρας κακῶν διὰ σὸν φίλον· ἴσθι μὴ ἐκλυόμενος, παρόξυνε δὲ καὶ τὸν φίλον σου ὃν ἐνεγγυήσω.
(Poiei huie ha egō soi entellomai, kai sōzou; haʸkeis gar eis ⱪeiras kakōn dia son filon; isthi maʸ ekluomenos, paroxune de kai ton filon sou hon enenguaʸsō. )

BrTr My son, do what I command thee, and deliver thyself; for on thy friend's account thou art come into the power of evil men: faint not, but stir up even thy friend for whom thou art become surety.

ULT then do this, my son, and rescue yourself:
⇔ Since you have come into the palm of your neighbor,
⇔ go, humble yourself, and press your neighbor.

UST then, my child, do this in order to save yourself from having to pay back this loan:
⇔ humbly go to that person and beg him to cancel what you have promised, because he now controls you.

OEB No OEB PROV book available

WEBBE Do this now, my son, and deliver yourself,
⇔ since you have come into the hand of your neighbour.
⇔ Go, humble yourself.
⇔ Press your plea with your neighbour.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET then, my child, do this in order to deliver yourself,
⇔ because you have fallen into your neighbor’s power:
⇔ go, humble yourself,
⇔ and appeal firmly to your neighbor.

LSV Do this now, my son, and be delivered,
For you have come into the hand of your friend. Go, trample on yourself, and strengthen your friend,

FBV So this is what you have to do. You need to get out of it, because you've put yourself in that person's power. Go to your neighbor in all humility and ask him to release you from the commitment.[fn]

6:3 “To release you from the commitment”: implied.

T4T So, my son, I will tell you what you should do to escape from your difficulty,
⇔ so that the moneylender does not get control over your wealth:
⇔ Humbly go to your friend and plead with him to cancel the agreement!

LEB • do this, then, my child, and save yourself, for you have come into the palm of your neighbor’s hand :[fn]
• Go, humble yourself, plead with your neighbor.

6:? Literally “the palm of the hand of your neighbor”

BBE Do this, my son, and make yourself free, because you have come into the power of your neighbour; go without waiting, and make a strong request to your neighbour.

Moff then do this, my son--release yourself,
⇔ for you are in your fellow’s power;
⇔ be quick, beseech your fellow,

JPS Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, seeing thou art come into the hand of thy neighbour; go, humble thyself, and urge thy neighbour.

ASV Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself,
⇔ Seeing thou art come into the hand of thy neighbor:
⇔ Go, humble thyself, and importune thy neighbor;

DRA Do therefore, my son, what I say, and deliver thyself: because thou art fallen into the hand of thy neighbour. Run about, make haste, stir up thy friend:

YLT Do this now, my son, and be delivered, For thou hast come into the hand of thy friend. Go, trample on thyself, and strengthen thy friend,

Drby Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, since thou hast come into the hand of thy friend: go, humble thyself, and be urgent with thy friend.

RV Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, seeing thou art come into the hand of thy neighbour; go, humble thyself, and importune thy neighbour.
(Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself/yourself, seeing thou/you art come into the hand of thy/your neighbour; go, humble thyself/yourself, and importune thy/your neighbour. )

SLT Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself when thou camest into the hand of thy friend; go humble thyself and enlarge thy friend.

Wbstr Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, when thou art come into the hand of thy friend; go, humble thyself, and make sure thy friend.

KJB-1769 Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, when thou art come into the hand of thy friend; go, humble thyself, and make sure thy friend.[fn]
(Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself/yourself, when thou/you art come into the hand of thy/your friend; go, humble thyself/yourself, and make sure thy/your friend. )

6.3 and make…: or, so shalt thou prevail with thy friend

KJB-1611 [fn]Doe this now, my sonne, and deliuer thy selfe, when thou art come into the hand of thy friend: goe, humble thy selfe, and make sure thy friend.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

6:3 Or, so shalt thou preuaile with thy friend.

Bshps Therfore my sonne do this, and thou shalt be discharged: When thou art come into thy neyghbours daunger, go thy wayes then soone, humble thy selfe, and with thy frendes intreate thy creditour.
(Therefore my son do this, and thou/you shalt/shall be discharged: When thou/you art come into thy/your neighbours danger, go thy/your ways then soon, humble thyself/yourself, and with thy/your friends entreat thy/your creditor.)

Gnva Doe this nowe, my sonne, and deliuer thy selfe: seeing thou art come into the hande of thy neighbour, goe, and humble thy selfe, and sollicite thy friends.
(Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself/yourself: seeing thou/you art come into the hand of thy/your neighbour, go, and humble thyself/yourself, and sollicite thy/your friends. )

Cvdl Therfore (my sonne) do this, discharge thy self, for thou art come i to yi neghbours daunger. Go thy waye then soone, & intreate thy neghboure:
(Therefore (my son) do this, discharge thy/your self, for thou/you art come 1 to ye/you_all neighbours danger. Go thy/your way then soon, and entreat thy/your neighbour:)

Wycl Therfor, my sone, do thou that that Y seie, and delyuere thi silf; for thou hast fallun in to the hond of thi neiybore. Renne thou aboute, haste thou, reise thi freend;
(Therefore, my son, do thou/you that that I say, and deliver thyself/yourself; for thou/you hast fallen in to the hand of thy/your neighbour. Renne thou/you about, haste thou/you, raise thy/your friend;)

Luth So tu doch, mein Kind, also und errette dich; denn du bist deinem Nächsten in die Hände kommen; eile, dränge und treibe deinen Nächsten!
(So do/act though/but, my child, also and save/rescue you/yourself; because/than you(sg) are your neighbour in the hands coming; hurry, dränge and drive your(s) neighbour!)

ClVg Fac ergo quod dico, fili mi, et temetipsum libera, quia incidisti in manum proximi tui. Discurre, festina, suscita amicum tuum.[fn]
(Fac therefore that I_mean/say, son my, and yourself libera, because incidisti in/into/on hand neighbours yours(sg). Discurre, festina, suscita friend your(sg). )

6.3 Suscita. Non tantum ipse bene vivendo vigilare memento, sed illum, cui præes, a peccati torpore prædicando suscita.

6.3 Suscita. Not/No only exactly_that/himself well living vigilare remember, but him, to_whom beforees, from of_sin torpore preaching suscita.

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 6:1–19: Here are several practical admonitions and warnings

This section contains practical warnings about four specific and unrelated areas of behavior. The first warning is about the danger of cosigning a loan for another person (6:1–5). The second paragraph speaks highly of the diligence of the ant and warns against laziness (6:6–11). The third paragraph briefly describes the behavior of a worthless scoundrel (6:12–15). The last paragraph is in the form of a numerical proverb and lists seven sins that the LORD hates (6:16–19).

Some other headings for this section are:

More Warnings (GNT)

Dangers of Being Foolish (NCV)

Warnings Against Folly (NIV)

Paragraph 6:1–5

In the first two verses of this paragraph, the father describes a possible circumstance or situation that his son may face. The last three verses advise the son what he should do if he is in that situation.

6:3a

then do this, my son, to free yourself,

If that is your^(sing) situation, my son, you need to free/save yourself,

then do this, my son, to free yourself: This clause forms the transition between the situation described in 6:1–2 and the conclusion described in 6:3–5. It introduces what the teacher advises his son to do in order to release himself from the promise to pay the other person’s debts.

If the relationship between the situation and the conclusion is not clear, it may be helpful to begin 6:3 with an “if” clause that summarizes 6:1–2. For example:

My child, if this is your situation,…

My child, if you have done this (NCV)

Most versions repeat the vocative my son, as the BSB has done. However, the NLT and CEV have made this phrase implicit, perhaps because 6:3 is not the start of a new lesson. You will need to consider whether it is appropriate in your language to repeat a vocative in the middle of an exhortation.

6:3a–b

(combined/reordered)

My child, if you^(sing) have done this, that person now controls what will happen to you. This is what you need to do to escape.

6:3b

for you have fallen into your neighbor’s hands:

because you^(sing) are already under the power/control of the person to whom you made the promise.

for you have fallen into your neighbor’s hands: This clause gives the reason for the preceding and following commands. The idiom you have fallen into your neighbor’s hands indicates here that the young man is under the control or power of the neighbor who is the borrower. That is, the young man’s legal and financial obligations will depend on whether the borrower repays his own loan.

General Comment on 6:3a–b

In some languages, it may be clearer to change the order of some of the phrases in 6:3a–b. For example:

My child, if you have done this and are under your neighbor’s control, here is how to get free. (NCV)

6:3c

Go, humble yourself,

This is what you^(sing) must do: Go immediately to that person and humble yourself before him.

Go: In this context, the word Go implies that the son will go to the neighbor without delay.

humble yourself: There are two ways to interpret the Hebrew word that the BSB translates here as humble yourself:

It means “humble yourself.” For example:
humble yourself (NJB) (BSB, NIV, NJB, NASB, NET, GW, NCV, NLT)
It means “hasten.” For example:
hurry to him (GNT) (NRSV, ESV, GNT)

It is recommended that you follow interpretation (1), along with the majority of versions and scholars.

Some other ways to translate humble yourself are:

Use a negative command. For example:
Don’t be proud (NCV)
Use an idiom. For example:
Swallow your pride (NLT)

6:3c–d

(combined/reordered)

Humble yourself by going immediately to that person and pleading desperately with him to cancel the agreement.

6:3d

and press your plea with your neighbor.

Plead with him persistently to release you^(sing) from your promise.
Beg him for permission to cancel your agreement.

and press your plea with your neighbor: In Hebrew, the phrase press your plea is literally “to storm at,” “to impetuously attack.” It indicates here a desperate pleading or begging that the neighbor cancel the young man’s agreement to be the guarantor for his debt. In some languages, it may be necessary to make some of this information explicit. For example:

beg for permission to call off the agreement (CEV)

beg to be free from your promise (NCV)

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

עֲשֵׂ֨ה זֹ֥את אֵפ֪וֹא

make/work/create/deal this(f) then

Here, then indicates that what follows is what someone should do if the hypothetical conditions stated in the previous two verses take place. Use the most natural way to express this in your language. Alternate translation: “then do this in response”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

בְּנִ֡⁠י

my_son_of,O

See how you translated the same use of this phrase in [1:8](../01/08.md).

Note 3 topic: grammar-connect-logic-goal

וְֽ⁠הִנָּצֵ֗ל

and,deliver_yourself

Here, and indicates that what follows is the purpose for doing what Solomon commands his son to do in this verse. Use a connector in your language that indicates a purpose. Alternate translation: “for the purpose of rescuing yourself”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וְֽ⁠הִנָּצֵ֗ל

and,deliver_yourself

Here Solomon implies that his son should rescue himself from his obligation to fulfill the promise referred to in [6:1–2](../06/01.md). If it would be helpful in your language, you could say this explicitly. Alternate translation: “and rescue yourself from your obligation”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

בָ֤אתָ בְ⁠כַף־רֵעֶ֑⁠ךָ

come in,the_palm_of your_neighbor_of,of

Here Solomon speaks of his son being controlled by his neighbor as if he had come into the palm of his neighbor. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “your neighbor has power over you”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וּ⁠רְהַ֥ב

and,importune

Here Solomon speaks of his son begging his neighbor as if he were pressing him. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “and plead with”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וּ⁠רְהַ֥ב רֵעֶֽי⁠ךָ

and,importune neighbors_of,your

Here Solomon implies that his son should press his neighbor to free him from his obligation to fulfill the promise referred to in [6:1–2](../06/01.md). If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “and press your neighbor to release you from your obligation”

Parallel PROV 6:3