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Proverbs 20:14

It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.

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רַ֣עrabadרַעadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “bad”, the ordinary formH7451bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)adversity, affliction, bad, calamity, [phrase] displease(-ure), distress, evil((-favouredness), man, thing), [phrase] exceedingly, [idiom] great, grief(-vous), harm, heavy, hurt(-ful), ill (favoured), [phrase] mark, mischief(-vous), misery…רַ֭עrabadרַעadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “bad”, the ordinary formH7451bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)adversity, affliction, bad, calamity, [phrase] displease(-ure), distress, evil((-favouredness), man, thing), [phrase] exceedingly, [idiom] great, grief(-vous), harm, heavy, hurt(-ful), ill (favoured), [phrase] mark, mischief(-vous), misery…יֹאמַ֣רyomarsayאָמַרverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “say”, an unfinished actionH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…הַקּוֹנֶ֑הhaqonehthe purchaseקָנָהdefinite article, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “the purchase”, a verb used as a describing wordH7069to erect, i.e. create; by extension, to procure, especially by purchase (causatively, sell); by implication to ownattain, buy(-er), teach to keep cattle, get, provoke to jealousy, possess(-or), purchase, recover, redeem, [idiom] surely, [idiom] verily.וְאֹזֵ֥לveozeland go to and froאָזַלconjunction, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “and go to and fro”, a verb used as a describing wordH235to go away, hence, to disappearfail, gad about, go to and fro (but in Ezekiel 27:19 the word is rendered by many 'from Uzal,' by others 'yarn'), be gone (spent).ל֝֗וֹlvotoל֝֗וֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to”toאָ֣זazat which timeאָזadverb — “at which time”H227at that time or place; also as a conjunction, thereforebeginning, for, from, hitherto, now, of old, once, since, then, at which time, yet.יִתְהַלָּֽלyithalalboastהָלַלverb, hithpael, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “boast”, an unfinished actionH1984to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence, to make ashow, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causatively, to celebrate; also to stultify(make) boast (self), celebrate, commend, (deal, make), fool(-ish, -ly), glory, give (light), be (make, feign self) mad (against), give in marriage, (sing, be worthy of) praise, rage, renowned, shine.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

'It is bad, it is bad', saith the buyer; but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.

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American Standard Version (1901)

It is bad, it is bad, saith the buyer; But when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.

Young’s Literal Translation

'Bad, bad,' saith the buyer, And going his way then he boasteth himself.

World English Bible

“It’s no good, it’s no good,” says the buyer; but when he is gone his way, then he boasts.

Darby Translation

Bad! bad! saith the buyer; but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.

Douay-Rheims

It is nought, it is nought, saith every buyer: and when he is gone away, then he will boast.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)