25 Heb “rivers.”
26 Heb “all the wealth of his house.”
27 Heb “for love.” The preposition בְּ (bé) on בָּאַהֲבָה (ba’ahavah, “for love”) indicates the price or exchange in trading ( בְּ 17), e.g., “Give me your vineyard in exchange for silver [בְּכֶסֶף, békhesef]” (1 Kgs 21:6).
28 Heb “he/it.” The referent (the offer of possessions) has been specified in the translation for clarity. Some English versions take the referent to be the man himself ( “He would utterly be condemned”; “he would be roundly mocked”). Others take the offer as the referent (cf. , , , “it”).
29 The root בּוּז (buz, “to despise”) is repeated for emphasis: בּוֹז יָבוּזּוּ (boz yavuzu). The infinitive absolute frequently is used with the imperfect of the same root for emphasis. The point is simply that love cannot be purchased; it is infinitely more valuable than any and all wealth. Love such as this is priceless; no price tag can be put on love.

In other versions

Many waters cannot quench love,

neither can floods drown it.

If a man offered for love

all the wealth of his house,

he would be utterly despised.

Many waters cannot quench love;

rivers cannot sweep it away.

If one were to give

all the wealth of one’s house for love,

it would be utterly scorned.

A huge torrent cannot extinguish love;

rivers cannot sweep it away.

If a man were to give all his wealth for love,

it would be utterly scorned.

Many waters cannot quench love,

nor can rivers drown it.

If a man tried to buy love

with all his wealth,

his offer would be utterly scorned.

Many waters cannot quench love;

rivers cannot sweep it away.

If a man were to give all the wealth of his house for love,

he would be utterly scorned.

Many waters cannot quench love,

Neither can the floods drown it:

If a man would give all the substance of his house for love,

It would utterly be contemned.

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