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Definition: FOR VAIN |
FOR VAIN1. See In vain . [Obs.] --Shak. |
| Language | Date | Source | Job Chapter 11, Verse 12 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | AnqrwpoV de allwV nhcetai logoiV brotoV de gennhtoV gunaikoV isa onw erhmith |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Vir vanus in superbiam erigitur et tamquam pullum onagri se liberum natum putat |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | A veyn man in to pride is rerid; and as a colt of an asse, he weeneth hymself born free. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | For vain men would be wise, though man be born like a wild ass's colt. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | For vain man would be wise, though man is born like a wild ass's colt. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And so a hollow-minded man will get wisdom, when a young ass of the field gets teaching. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Job Chapter 11, Verse 12 |
| Albanian | Njeriu i pamend do të bëhet i urtë, kur kërriçi i gomares së egër të bëhet njeri. |
| Cebuano | Ang tawong hungog walay salabutan, Oo, ang tawo ipanganak ingon sa anak sa usa ka asnong ihalas. |
| Chinese | 空 虛 的 人 、 卻 毫 無 知 識 、 人 " 在 世 好 像 野 驢 的 ' 子 。 |
| Croatian | Èovjek se bezuman obraæa k pameti i divlji magarac uzdi se pokori. |
| Danish | så tomhjernet Mand får Vid, og Vildæsel fødes til Menneske. |
| Dutch | Dan zal een verstandeloos man kloekzinnig worden; hoewel de mens als het veulen eens woudezels geboren is. |
| Finnish | Onttopäinen mies voi viisastua ja villiaasin varsa ihmistyä. |
| French | L`homme, au contraire, a l`intelligence d`un fou, Il est né comme le petit d`un âne sauvage. |
| German | Ein unnützer Mann bläht sich, und ein geborener Mensch will sein wie ein junges Wild. |
| Haitian Creole | Konsa, moun fou va konmanse gen konprann. Bourik sovaj yo va donte. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Kalau induk keledai liar melahirkan keledai jinak, barulah orang bodoh menjadi bijak. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Supaya orang ahmak itu menjadi berbudi dan anak keledai hutan menjadi suatu kejadian yang berakal! |
| Korean | 허 망 한 사 람 은 지 각 이 없 나 니 그 출 생 함 이 " 나 귀 새 끼 같 으 니 라 |
| Maori | Otiia ko te mea whakaarokore nei, ko te tangata kahore rawa ona hinengaro, ae ra, to te tangata rite i tona whanautanga kei te kuao kaihe mohoao. |
| Portuguese | Mas o homem vão adquirirá entendimento, quando a cria do asno montês nascer homem. |
| Rumanian | Omul dimpotrivq, are minte de nebun, wi s`a nqscut ca mknzul unui mqgar sqlbatic! |
| Russian | оП ХУФПК ЮЕМПЧЕЛ НХ"ТУФЧХЕФ, ИПФС ЮЕМПЧЕЛ ТПЦ"БЕФУС П"П'ОП "ЙЛПНХ ПУМЕОЛХ. |
| Spanish | El hombre de cabeza hueca se hará inteligente cuando un borriquillo de asno montés nazca humano. |
| Swedish | Men lika lätt kan en dåraktig man få förstånd, som en vildåsnefåle kan födas till människa. |
| Ukrainian | Тож людина порожня мудріша", хоч народжу"ться, як те дике осля! |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-f-i-n-o-r-v" | |
-2 letters: avion, favor, infra, invar, noria, ravin. | |
-3 letters: airn, arvo, fain, fair, fano, faro, fiar, fino, firn, foin, fora, info, inro, iron, naif, naoi, noir, nori, nova, rain, rani, roan, vain, vair, vina, vino. | |
-4 letters: ain, air, ani, arf, avo, fan, far, fin, fir, fon, for, fro, ion, nor, oaf, oar, ora, ova, ran. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-f-i-n-o-r-v" | |
+1 letter: favoring. | |
+2 letters: favouring, flavoring. | |
+3 letters: flavorings, flavouring, riboflavin, unfavorite, vociferant. | |
+4 letters: disfavoring, informative, overfearing, overinflate, riboflavins. | |
+5 letters: flavoprotein, overfavoring, overinflated, overinflates, overstaffing, unforgivable, verification, vociferating, vociferation. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)46 4F 52      56 41 49 4E |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000110 01001111 01010010 00100000 01010110 01000001 01001001 01001110 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)F O R   V A I N |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0046 004F 0052      0056 0041 0049 004E |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)404952256354348 |
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