King James Version

Proverbs 5:9

Lest thou give thine honour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel:

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פֶּןpenthat...notפֵּןconjunction — “that...not”H6435properly, removal; used only (in the construction) adverb as conjunction, lest(lest) (peradventure), that...not.תִּתֵּ֣ןtitengiveנָתַןverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “give”, an unfinished actionH5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] wi…לַאֲחֵרִ֣יםlaacherimto other manאַחֵרpreposition, adjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “to other man”, the ordinary formH312properly, hinder; generally, next, other, etc.(an-) other man, following, next, strange.הוֹדֶ֑ךָhodekhabeautyהוֹדnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “beauty”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1935grandeur (i.e. an imposing form and appearance)beauty, comeliness, excellency, glorious, glory, goodly, honour, majesty.וּ֝שְׁנֹתֶ֗יךָushenoteykhaand yearשָׁנֶהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and year”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8141a year (as a revolution of time)[phrase] whole age, [idiom] long, [phrase] old, year([idiom] -ly).לְאַכְזָרִֽיleakhzarito cruelאַכְזָרִיpreposition, adjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “to cruel”, the ordinary formH394terriblecruel (one).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Lest thou give thy vigour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Lest thou give thine honor unto others, And thy years unto the cruel;

Young’s Literal Translation

Lest thou give to others thy honour, And thy years to the fierce,

World English Bible

lest you give your honor to others, and your years to the cruel one;

Darby Translation

lest thou give thine honour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel;

Douay-Rheims

Give not thy honour to strangers, and thy years to the cruel.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Lest thou give thy vigour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

lest thou give away thy life to others, and thy substance to the merciless:

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

ἵνα μὴ πρόῃ ἄλλοις ζωήν σου, καὶ σὸν βίον ἀνελεήμοσιν·