Proverbs 20:14
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20:14“It’s worthless! It’s worthless!”41 says the buyer,42
but when he goes on his way, he boasts.43
Footnotes
- 41 Heb “[It is] bad, [it is] bad.” Since “bad” can be understood in some modern contexts as a descriptive adjective meaning “good,” the translation uses “worthless” instead—the real point of the prospective buyer’s exclamation.
- 42 This proverb reflects standard procedure in the business world. When negotiating the transaction the buyer complains how bad the deal is for him, or how worthless the prospective purchase, but then later brags about what a good deal he got. The proverb will alert the inexperienced as to how things are done.
- 43 The Hitpael imperfect of הָלַל (halal) means “to praise”—to talk in glowing terms, excitedly. In this stem it means “to praise oneself; to boast.”
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
“Bad, bad,” says the buyer,
but when he goes away, then he boasts.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
“It’s no good, it’s no good!” says the buyer—
then goes off and boasts about the purchase.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
“It’s worthless, it’s worthless!” the buyer says,
but after he is on his way, he gloats.
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NLTNew Living Translation
The buyer haggles over the price, saying, “It’s worthless,”
then brags about getting a bargain!
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
“Bad, bad,” the buyer will say,
but when one goes to him, then he will boast.
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KJV 1900King James Version
It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer:
But when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.
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