Proverbs 15:15

New English Translation

¹⁵All the days^[a] of the afflicted^[b] are bad,^[c]
but one with^[d] a cheerful heart has a continual feast.^[e]

Proverbs 15:15 sn The “days” represent what happens on those days (metonymy of subject).
Proverbs 15:15 tn The contrast is between the “afflicted” and the “good of heart” (a genitive of specification, “cheerful/healthy heart/spirit/attitude”). sn The parallelism suggests that the afflicted is one afflicted within his spirit, for the proverb is promoting a healthy frame of mind.
Proverbs 15:15 tn Or “evil”; or “catastrophic.”
Proverbs 15:15 tn “one with” is supplied.
Proverbs 15:15 sn The image of a continual feast signifies the enjoyment of what life offers (cf. TEV “happy people…enjoy life”). The figure is a hypocatastasis; among its several implications are joy, fulfillment, abundance, pleasure.

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