Proverbs 30:11-33 Parallel Bible Translations

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11	דּ֭וֹר אָבִ֣יו יְקַלֵּ֑ל וְאֶת־ אִ֝מּ֗וֹ לֹ֣א יְבָרֵֽךְ׃	There are those who curse their fathers and do not bless their mothers.	“There are those who curse their fathers and do not bless their mothers;
12	דּ֭וֹר טָה֣וֹר בְּעֵינָ֑יו וּ֝מִצֹּאָת֗וֹ לֹ֣א רֻחָֽץ׃	There are those who are clean in their own eyes but are not washed of their filth.	those who are pure in their own eyes and yet are not cleansed of their filth;
13	דּ֭וֹר מָה־ רָמ֣וּ עֵינָ֑יו וְ֝עַפְעַפָּ֗יו יִנָּשֵֽׂאוּ׃	There are those—how lofty are their eyes, how high their eyelids lift!	those whose eyes are ever so haughty, whose glances are so disdainful;
14	דּ֤וֹר ׀ חֲרָב֣וֹת שִׁנָּיו֮ וּֽמַאֲכָל֪וֹת מְֽתַלְּעֹ֫תָ֥יו לֶאֱכֹ֣ל עֲנִיִּ֣ים מֵאֶ֑רֶץ וְ֝אֶבְיוֹנִ֗ים מֵאָדָֽם׃ פ	There are those whose teeth are swords, whose fangs are knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, the needy from among mankind.	those whose teeth are swords and whose jaws are set with knives to devour the poor from the earth and the needy from among mankind.
15	לַֽעֲלוּקָ֨ה ׀ שְׁתֵּ֥י בָנוֹת֮ הַ֤ב ׀ הַ֥ב שָׁל֣וֹשׁ הֵ֭נָּה לֹ֣א תִשְׂבַּ֑עְנָה אַ֝רְבַּ֗ע לֹא־ אָ֥מְרוּ הֽוֹן׃	The leech has two daughters: Give and Give. Three things are never satisfied; four never say, “Enough”:	“The leech has two daughters. ‘Give! Give!’ they cry. “There are three things that are never satisfied, four that never say, ‘Enough!’:
16	שְׁאוֹל֮ וְעֹ֪צֶ֫ר רָ֥חַם אֶ֭רֶץ לֹא־ שָׂ֣בְעָה מַּ֑יִם וְ֝אֵ֗שׁ לֹא־ אָ֥מְרָה הֽוֹן׃	Sheol, the barren womb, the land never satisfied with water, and the fire that never says, “Enough.”	the grave, the barren womb, land, which is never satisfied with water, and fire, which never says, ‘Enough!’
17	עַ֤יִן ׀ תִּֽלְעַ֣ג לְאָב֮ וְתָב֪וּז לִֽיקֲּהַ֫ת־ אֵ֥ם יִקְּר֥וּהָ עֹרְבֵי־ נַ֑חַל וְֽיֹאכְל֥וּהָ בְנֵי־ נָֽשֶׁר׃ פ	The eye that mocks a father and scorns to obey a mother will be picked out by the ravens of the valley and eaten by the vultures.	“The eye that mocks a father, that scorns an aged mother, will be pecked out by the ravens of the valley, will be eaten by the vultures.
18	שְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה הֵ֭מָּה נִפְלְא֣וּ מִמֶּ֑נִּי [וארבע] (וְ֝אַרְבָּעָ֗ה) לֹ֣א יְדַעְתִּֽים׃	Three things are too wonderful for me; four I do not understand:	“There are three things that are too amazing for me, four that I do not understand:
19	דֶּ֤רֶךְ הַנֶּ֨שֶׁר ׀ בַּשָּׁמַיִם֮ דֶּ֥רֶךְ נָחָ֗שׁ עֲלֵ֫י צ֥וּר דֶּֽרֶךְ־ אֳנִיָּ֥ה בְלֶב־ יָ֑ם וְדֶ֖רֶךְ גֶּ֣בֶר בְּעַלְמָֽה׃	the way of an eagle in the sky, the way of a serpent on a rock, the way of a ship on the high seas, and the way of a man with a virgin.	the way of an eagle in the sky, the way of a snake on a rock, the way of a ship on the high seas, and the way of a man with a young woman.
20	כֵּ֤ן ׀ דֶּ֥רֶךְ אִשָּׁ֗ה מְנָ֫אָ֥פֶת אָ֭כְלָה וּמָ֣חֲתָה פִ֑יהָ וְ֝אָמְרָ֗ה לֹֽא־ פָעַ֥לְתִּי אָֽוֶן׃ פ	This is the way of an adulteress: she eats and wipes her mouth and says, “I have done no wrong.”	“This is the way of an adulterous woman: She eats and wipes her mouth and says, ‘I’ve done nothing wrong.’
21	תַּ֣חַת שָׁ֭לוֹשׁ רָ֣גְזָה אֶ֑רֶץ וְתַ֥חַת אַ֝רְבַּ֗ע לֹא־ תוּכַ֥ל שְׂאֵֽת׃	Under three things the earth trembles; under four it cannot bear up:	“Under three things the earth trembles, under four it cannot bear up:
22	תַּֽחַת־ עֶ֭בֶד כִּ֣י יִמְל֑וֹךְ וְ֝נָבָ֗ל כִּ֣י יִֽשְׂבַּֽע־ לָֽחֶם׃	a slave when he becomes king, and a fool when he is filled with food;	a servant who becomes king, a godless fool who gets plenty to eat,
23	תַּ֣חַת שְׂ֭נוּאָה כִּ֣י תִבָּעֵ֑ל וְ֝שִׁפְחָ֗ה כִּֽי־ תִירַ֥שׁ גְּבִרְתָּֽהּ׃ פ	an unloved woman when she gets a husband, and a maidservant when she displaces her mistress.	a contemptible woman who gets married, and a servant who displaces her mistress.
24	אַרְבָּ֣עָה הֵ֭ם קְטַנֵּי־ אָ֑רֶץ וְ֝הֵ֗מָּה חֲכָמִ֥ים מְחֻכָּמִֽים׃	Four things on earth are small, but they are exceedingly wise:	“Four things on earth are small, yet they are extremely wise:
25	הַ֭נְּמָלִים עַ֣ם לֹא־ עָ֑ז וַיָּכִ֖ינוּ בַקַּ֣יִץ לַחְמָֽם׃	the ants are a people not strong, yet they provide their food in the summer;	Ants are creatures of little strength, yet they store up their food in the summer;
26	שְׁ֭פַנִּים עַ֣ם לֹא־ עָצ֑וּם וַיָּשִׂ֖ימוּ בַסֶּ֣לַע בֵּיתָֽם׃	the rock badgers are a people not mighty, yet they make their homes in the cliffs;	hyraxes are creatures of little power, yet they make their home in the crags;
27	מֶ֭לֶךְ אֵ֣ין לָאַרְבֶּ֑ה וַיֵּצֵ֖א חֹצֵ֣ץ כֻּלּֽוֹ׃	the locusts have no king, yet all of them march in rank;	locusts have no king, yet they advance together in ranks;
28	שְׂ֭מָמִית בְּיָדַ֣יִם תְּתַפֵּ֑שׂ וְ֝הִ֗יא בְּהֵ֣יכְלֵי מֶֽלֶךְ׃ פ	the lizard you can take in your hands, yet it is in kings’ palaces.	a lizard can be caught with the hand, yet it is found in kings’ palaces.
29	שְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה הֵ֭מָּה מֵיטִ֣יבֵי צָ֑עַד וְ֝אַרְבָּעָ֗ה מֵיטִ֥בֵי לָֽכֶת׃	Three things are stately in their tread; four are stately in their stride:	“There are three things that are stately in their stride, four that move with stately bearing:
30	לַ֭יִשׁ גִּבּ֣וֹר בַּבְּהֵמָ֑ה וְלֹא־ יָ֝שׁ֗וּב מִפְּנֵי־ כֹֽל׃	the lion, which is mightiest among beasts and does not turn back before any;	a lion, mighty among beasts, who retreats before nothing;
31	זַרְזִ֣יר מָתְנַ֣יִם אוֹ־ תָ֑יִשׁ וּ֝מֶ֗לֶךְ אַלְק֥וּם עִמּֽוֹ׃	the strutting rooster, the he-goat, and a king whose army is with him.	a strutting rooster, a he-goat, and a king secure against revolt.
32	אִם־ נָבַ֥לְתָּ בְהִתְנַשֵּׂ֑א וְאִם־ זַ֝מּ֗וֹתָ יָ֣ד לְפֶֽה׃	If you have been foolish, exalting yourself, or if you have been devising evil, put your hand on your mouth.	“If you play the fool and exalt yourself, or if you plan evil, clap your hand over your mouth!
33	כִּ֤י מִ֪יץ חָלָ֡ב י֘וֹצִ֤יא חֶמְאָ֗ה וּֽמִיץ־ אַ֭ף י֣וֹצִיא דָ֑ם וּמִ֥יץ אַ֝פַּ֗יִם י֣וֹצִיא רִֽיב׃ פ	For pressing milk produces curds, pressing the nose produces blood, and pressing anger produces strife.	For as churning cream produces butter, and as twisting the nose produces blood, so stirring up anger produces strife.”
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