Ecclesiastes 10:20 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEcclesiastes 10:20 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
גַּ֣ם
gam
H1571
also
בְּמַדָּֽעֲךָ֗
maddâʻ
H4093
knowledge
מֶ֚לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
אַל
ʼal
H408
not
תְּקַלֵּ֔ל
qâlal
H7043
to be light
וּבְחַדְרֵי֙
cheder
H2315
chamber
מִשְׁכָּ֣בְךָ֔
mishkâb
H4904
bed
אַל
ʼal
H408
not
תְּקַלֵּ֖ל
qâlal
H7043
to be light
עָשִׁ֑יר
ʻâshîyr
H6223
rich
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
ע֤וֹף
ʻôwph
H5775
bird
הַשָּׁמַ֨יִם֙
shâmayim
H8064
heaven
יוֹלִ֣יךְ
yâlak
H3212
to walk
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הַקּ֔וֹל
qôwl
H6963
voice
וּבַ֥עַל
baʻal
H1167
husband
הכנפים
kânâph
H3671
wing
כְּנָפַ֖יִם
kânâph
H3671
wing
יַגֵּ֥יד
nâgad
H5046
to make known
דָּבָֽר
dâbâr
H1697
word
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World English Bible Public Domain
Don't curse the king, no, not in your thoughts; And don't curse the rich in your bedchamber: For a bird of the sky may carry your voice, And that which has wings may tell the matter.
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King James Version Public Domain
Curse not the king, no not in thy thought; and curse not the rich in thy bedchamber: for a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Even in your thought, do not belittle a king, and in the room of your bed, do not belittle a rich, for a bird of the heavens will carry the voice, and a master of wings will declare word.
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