King James Version

Proverbs 5:6

Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, her ways are moveable, that thou canst not know them.

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אֹ֣רַחorachmannerאֹרַחnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “manner”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH734a well-trodden road (literally or figuratively); also a caravanmanner, path, race, rank, traveller, troop, (by-, high-) way.חַ֭יִּיםchayimlifeחַיnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “life”, the ordinary formH2416alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively[phrase] age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, [phrase] merry, multitude, [phrase] (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.פֶּןpenthat...notפֵּןconjunction — “that...not”H6435properly, removal; used only (in the construction) adverb as conjunction, lest(lest) (peradventure), that...not.תְּפַלֵּ֑סtefalesweighפָּלַסverb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “weigh”, an unfinished actionH6424properly, to roll flat, i.e. prepare (a road); also to revolve, i.e. weigh (mentally)make, ponder, weigh.נָע֥וּnavto up and downנוּעַverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “to up and down”, a completed actionH5128to waver, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively (as subjoined)continually, fugitive, [idiom] make, to (go) up and down, be gone away, (be) move(-able, -d), be promoted, reel, remove, scatter, set, shake, sift, stagger, to and fro, be vagabond, wag, (make) wander (up and down).מַ֝עְגְּלֹתֶ֗יהָmageloteyhagoingמַעְגָּלnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “going”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4570a track (literally or figuratively); also a rampart (as circular)going, path, trench, way(-side).לֹ֣אlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…תֵדָֽעtedaknowיָדַעverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “know”, an unfinished actionH3045to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.)acknowledge, acquaintance(-ted with), advise, answer, appoint, assuredly, be aware, (un-) awares, can(-not), certainly, comprehend, consider, [idiom] could they, cunning, declare, be diligent, (can, cause to) discern, discover, endued with…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Lest she should walk the even path of life, her ways wander, but she knoweth it not.

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American Standard Version (1901)

So that she findeth not the level path of life: Her ways are unstable, and she knoweth it not.

Young’s Literal Translation

The path of life — lest thou ponder, Moved have her paths — thou knowest not.

World English Bible

She gives no thought to the way of life. Her ways are crooked, and she doesn’t know it.

Darby Translation

Lest she should ponder the path of life, her ways wander, she knoweth not [whither].

Douay-Rheims

They walk not by the path of life, her steps are wandering, and unaccountable.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Lest she should walk the even path of life, her ways wander, but she knoweth it not.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

For she goes not upon the paths of life; but her ways are slippery, and not easily known.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὁδοὺς γὰρ ζωῆς οὐκ ἐπέρχεται, σφαλεραὶ δὲ αἱ τροχιαὶ αὐτῆς, καὶ οὐκ εὔγνωστοι.