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The unexamined life is not worth living

Hebrew translation: חיים ללא בחינה עצמית לא ראוי לחיותם


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English term or phrase: The unexamined life is not worth living
The unexamined life is not worth living

This is a Socrates quote that i'm looking to have translated into Hebrew. I'd be very greatful for your help and any explanations of your answers.
Emily221
Hebrew translation:חיים ללא בחינה עצמית לא ראוי לחיותם
Explanation:
I understand 'examined' as self-examined. So my translation, which goes up a notch in register above the other answers, as befits Socrates, is this:

A life lacking self-examination is not worth living

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Doron Greenspan MITI
Israel
Local time: 09:45
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1לא שווה לחיות חיים שלא נבחנוsibsab
5חיים ללא בחינה עצמית לא ראוי לחיותם
Doron Greenspan MITI
4חיים ללא נסיונות אינם חייםBatya Knebel
3אין טעם לחיים שלא נבחנו
Lingopro


  

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42 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
the unexamined life is not worth living
לא שווה לחיות חיים שלא נבחנו


Explanation:
or
חיים שלא נבחנו אינם ראויים
or
החיים שלא נבחנו לא שווים

sibsab
Germany
Local time: 08:45
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman

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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
the unexamined life is not worth living
חיים ללא נסיונות אינם חיים


Explanation:
unexamined = without examination, which in the context of life means experiments-experiences. so life without experience is not really living life - the life that is worth while living.

Batya Knebel
United States
Local time: 02:45
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
the unexamined life is not worth living
חיים ללא בחינה עצמית לא ראוי לחיותם


Explanation:
I understand 'examined' as self-examined. So my translation, which goes up a notch in register above the other answers, as befits Socrates, is this:

A life lacking self-examination is not worth living



Doron Greenspan MITI
Israel
Local time: 09:45
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Native speaker of: Native in HebrewHebrew, Native in EnglishEnglish
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6 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
the unexamined life is not worth living
אין טעם לחיים שלא נבחנו


Explanation:
אין טעם לחיים = life not worth living
שלא נבחנו = the unexamined

Lingopro
Israel
Local time: 09:45
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in HebrewHebrew
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