Proverbs 20:14

12 The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the LORD hath made even both of them.

13 Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.

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

15 There is gold, and a multitude of rubies: but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.

16 Take his garment that is surety for a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
“Worthless, worthless!” says the buyer, but on the way out, he gloats.
KJV
It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.
WEB
“It’s no good, it’s no good,” says the buyer; but when he is gone his way, then he boasts.
ASV
It is bad, it is bad, saith the buyer; But when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.
DARBY
Bad! bad! saith the buyer; but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.
BLB
“Bad, bad,” says the one buying, and having gone away himself, then he boasts.
ÅB
Dårlig, dårlig! sier kjøperen; men når han går bort, roser han seg.
OTB
«Det er ikke bra, det er ikke bra!» sier kjøperen, men så går han bort og skryter.
B1930
Dårlig, dårlig! sier kjøperen; men når han går bort, roser han sig.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 1 Thessalonians 4:6

    That no man go beyond and defraud his brother in any matter: because that the Lord is the avenger of all such, as we also have forewarned you and testified.

    Read in context