SIR 38:25 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) How could he become wise who holds the plough,
⇔ who glories in the shaft of the goad,
⇔ who drives oxen and is occupied in their labours,
⇔ and who mostly talks about bulls?

BrLXX Τί σοφισθήσεται ὁ κρατῶν ἀροτροῦ, καὶ καυχώμενος ἐν δόρατι κέντρου, βόας ἐλαύνων καὶ ἀναστρεφόμενος ἐν ἔργοις αὐτῶν, καὶ ἡ διήγησις αὐτοῦ ἐν υἱοῖς ταυρῶν;
(Ti sofisthaʸsetai ho kratōn arotrou, kai kauⱪōmenos en dorati kentrou, boas elaunōn kai anastrefomenos en ergois autōn, kai haʸ diaʸgaʸsis autou en huiois taurōn; )

BrTr How can he get wisdom that holdeth the plough, and that glorieth in the goad, that driveth oxen, and is occupied in their labours, and whose talk is of bullocks?

WEBBE How could he become wise who holds the plough,
⇔ who glories in the shaft of the goad,
⇔ who drives oxen and is occupied in their labours,
⇔ and who mostly talks about bulls?

DRA The wisdom of a scribe cometh by his time of leisure: and he that is less in action, shall receive wisdom.

RV How shall he become wise that holdeth the plough,
⇔ That glorieth in the shaft of the goad,
⇔ That driveth oxen, and is occupied in their labours,
⇔ And whose discourse is of the stock of bulls?
(How shall he become wise that holdeth/holds the plough,
⇔ That gloryth in the shaft of the goad,
⇔ That driveth/drives oxen, and is occupied in their labours,
⇔ And whose discourse is of the stock of bulls? )

KJB-1769 How can he get wisdom that holdeth the plough, and that glorieth in the goad, that driveth oxen, and is occupied in their labours, and whose talk is of bullocks?
(How can he get wisdom that holdeth/holds the plough, and that gloryth in the goad, that driveth/drives oxen, and is occupied in their labours, and whose talk is of bullocks? )

KJB-1611 [fn]How can he get wisdome that holdeth the plough, and that glorieth in the goad; that driueth oxen, and is occupied in their labours, and whose talke is of bullocks?
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

38:25 Greeke, of the breed of bullocks.

Wycl Write thou wisdom in the tyme of voidenesse; and he that is made lesse in dede, schal perseyue wisdom; for he schal be fillid of wisdom.
(Write thou/you wisdom in the time of voidness; and he that is made less indeed, shall perceive wisdom; for he shall be filled of wisdom.)

Parallel SIR 38:25