Amsal 8:11

8:11 For wisdom is better than rubies,

and desirable things cannot be compared ¹  to her.

Amsal 14:10

14:10 The heart knows its own bitterness, ² 

and with its joy no one else ³  can share. ⁴ 

[8:11]  ¹ tn The verb יִשְׁווּ (yishvu, from שָׁוָה, shavah) can be rendered “are not comparable” or in a potential nuance “cannot be compared” with her.

[14:10]  ² tn Heb “bitterness of its soul.”

[14:10]  ³ tn Heb “stranger” (so KJV, NASB, NRSV).

[14:10]  ⁴ tn The verb is the Hitpael of II עָרַב (’arav), which means “to take in pledge; to give in pledge; to exchange.” Here it means “to share [in].” The proverb is saying that there are joys and sorrows that cannot be shared. No one can truly understand the deepest feelings of another.