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Proverbs 23:29

Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes?

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לְמִ֨יlemito whoמִיpreposition, particle, interrogative — “to who”H4310who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffixany (man), [idiom] he, [idiom] him, [phrase] O that! what, which, who(-m, -se, -soever), [phrase] would to God.א֥וֹיoyalasאוֹיparticle, interjection — “alas”H188lamentation; also interjectionally Oh!alas, woe.לְמִ֪יlemito whoמִיpreposition, particle, interrogative — “to who”H4310who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffixany (man), [idiom] he, [idiom] him, [phrase] O that! what, which, who(-m, -se, -soever), [phrase] would to God.אֲב֡וֹיavoysorrowאֲבוֹיparticle, interjection — “sorrow”H17wantsorrow.לְמִ֤יlemito whoמִיpreposition, particle, interrogative — “to who”H4310who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffixany (man), [idiom] he, [idiom] him, [phrase] O that! what, which, who(-m, -se, -soever), [phrase] would to God.מדוניםmdvnymbrawlingמָדוֹןnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “brawling”, the ordinary formH4066a contest or quarrelbrawling, contention(-ous), discord, strife. Compare H4079 (מִדְיָן), H4090 (מְדָן).מִדְיָנִ֨יםmidyanimbrawlingמִדְיָןnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “brawling”, the ordinary formH4079{a contest or quarrel}brawling, contention(-ous).לְמִ֥יlemito whoמִיpreposition, particle, interrogative — “to who”H4310who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffixany (man), [idiom] he, [idiom] him, [phrase] O that! what, which, who(-m, -se, -soever), [phrase] would to God.שִׂ֗יחַsichababblingשִׂיחַnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “babbling”, the ordinary formH7879a contemplation; by implication, an utterancebabbling, communication, complaint, meditation, prayer, talk.לְ֭מִיlemito whoמִיpreposition, particle, interrogative — “to who”H4310who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffixany (man), [idiom] he, [idiom] him, [phrase] O that! what, which, who(-m, -se, -soever), [phrase] would to God.פְּצָעִ֣יםpetsaimwoundפֶּצַעnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “wound”, the ordinary formH6482a woundwound(-ing).חִנָּ֑םchinamwithout a causeחִנָּםadverb — “without a cause”H2600gratis, i.e. devoid of cost, reason or advantagewithout a cause (cost, wages), causeless, to cost nothing, free(-ly), innocent, for nothing (nought, in vain.לְ֝מִ֗יlemito whoמִיpreposition, particle, interrogative — “to who”H4310who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffixany (man), [idiom] he, [idiom] him, [phrase] O that! what, which, who(-m, -se, -soever), [phrase] would to God.חַכְלִל֥וּתchakhlilutrednessחַכְלִלוּתnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “redness”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2448flash (of the eyes); in a bad sense, blearednessredness.עֵינָֽיִםeynayimeye , , -sightעַיִןnoun, common, both genders, dual, absolute — “eye , , -sight”, the ordinary formH5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)affliction, outward appearance, [phrase] before, [phrase] think best, colour, conceit, [phrase] be content, countenance, [phrase] displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, [phrase] favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), [idiom] him…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Who crieth: 'Woe'? who: 'Alas'? who hath contentions? who hath raving? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes?

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American Standard Version (1901)

Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? Who hath complaining? who hath wounds without cause? Who hath redness of eyes?

Young’s Literal Translation

Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? Who hath contentions? who hath plaint? Who hath wounds without cause? Who hath redness of eyes?

World English Bible

Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has strife? Who has complaints? Who has needless bruises? Who has bloodshot eyes?

Darby Translation

Who hath woe? Who hath sorrow? Who contentions? Who complaining? Who wounds without cause? Who redness of eyes?

Douay-Rheims

Who hath woe? whose father hath woe? who hath contentions? who falls into pits? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Who crieth: 'Woe'? who: 'Alas'? who hath contentions? who hath raving? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes?

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Who has woe? who trouble? who has quarrels? and who vexations and disputes? who has bruises without a cause? whose eyes are livid?

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Τίνι οὐαί; τίνι θόρυβος; τίνι κρίσεις; τίνι δὲ ἀηδίαι καὶ λέσχαι; τίνι συντρίμματα διακενῆς; τίνος πελιδνοὶ οἱ ὀφθαλμοί;