Ecclesiastes 10:20

American Standard Version (1901)

Revile not the king, no, not in thy thought; and revile not the rich in thy bedchamber: for a bird of the heavens shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter.

ASV Byzantine Text

Revile not the king, no, not in thy thought; and revile not the rich in thy bedchamber: for a bird of the heavens shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter.

Asang Khongca Bible

Siangpahrang to palung thung hoiah doeh pasoih hmah; angraengnawk doeh na iihhaih ahmuen hoiah pasoih hmah; van ih tavaa mah na lok to sin ueloe, pakhraeh kaom tavaa mah thui pae moeng tih.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

Na cangnah nen khaw manghai te tap boeh. Imkhui kah na thingkong dongah khaw hlanglen te tap boeh. Vaan kah vaa loh ol te khuen vetih ol te a phae loh a kungmah taengah thui ve.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Na cangnah nen khaw manghai te tap boeh. Imkhui kah na thingkong dongah khaw hlanglen te tap boeh. Vaan kah vaa loh ol te khuen vetih ol te a phae loh a kungmah taengah thui ve.

Hawaiian Bible 1868

Mai hoino aku oe i ke alii, aole hoi ma kou manao; mai hoino aku hoi i ka poe waiwai iloko o kou keena moe, no ka mea, o na manu o ka lewa, e lawe aku lakou i ka leo, a o na mea eheu, na lakou hoi e hai aku ia mea.

English Berean Standard Bible

Do not curse the king even in your thoughts, or curse the rich even in your bedroom, for a bird of the air may carry your words, and a winged creature may report your speech.

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Pa kritike yon wa, pa menm nan kè ou. Pa kritike rich yo, pa menm anndan chanm ou. Paske raje gen zòrèy.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

In cogitatione tua regi ne detrahas, et in secreto cubiculi tui ne maledixeris diviti: quia et aves cæli portabunt vocem tuam, et qui habet pennas annuntiabit sententiam.]

Bible in Basic English

Say not a curse against the king, even in your thoughts; and even secretly say not a curse against the man of wealth; because a bird of the air will take the voice, and that which has wings will give news of it.

French: Bible J.N. Darby

Ne maudis pas le roi, même dans ta pensée, et ne maudis pas le riche dans la chambre où tu couches, car l’oiseau des cieux en emporterait la voix, et ce qui a des ailes en divulguerait les paroles.

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

Ani sám u sebe králi nezlořeč, ani v skrýších pokoje svého nezlořeč mocnějšímu; nebo pták nebeský donesl by hlas ten, a to, což křídla má, vyjevilo by řeč tvou.

Kosraean Bible

Nimet akkolukye tokosra finne in nunak lom, ac nimet akkolukye mwet kasrup finne infukil in motul sum sifacna. Sie won sohksok ku in tafwela kas inge nu selos.

World Portuguese Bible

Não amaldiçoe o rei, não, nem mesmo em seus pensamentos; e não amaldiçoe o rico no seu quarto, pois uma ave do céu pode levar a sua voz, e aquilo que tem asas pode contar o assunto.

Romanian BTF Bible

Nu blestema pe împărat, nici chiar în gândul tău; și nu blestema pe bogat în camera ta de culcare, pentru că o pasăre a cerului va purta vocea și o înaripată va spune acest lucru.

Brenton English Septuagint

Even in thy conscience, curse not the king; and curse not the rich in thy bedchamber: for a bird of the air shall carry thy voice, and that which has wings shall report thy speech.

Burmese Common Language Bible

ရှင်ဘုရင်ကို စိတ်ဖြင့်မျှ မကျိတ်ဆဲနှင့်။ လူကြီး ကို အိပ်ခန်းထဲ၌ မကျိန်ဆဲနှင့်။ မိုဃ်းကောင်းကင်၌ ကျင်လည်သော ငှက်သည် ထိုအသံကို ဆောင်သွား လိမ့်မည်။ ပျံတတ်သော အကောင်သည် ထိုအမှုကို ဘော်ပြလမ့်မည်။

Darby Translation

Curse not the king, no, not in thy thought; and curse not the rich in thy bedchamber: for the bird of the air will carry the voice, and that which hath wings will tell the matter.

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

Auch in deinen Gedanken fluche dem Könige nicht, und in deinen Schlafgemächern fluche nicht dem Reichen; denn das Gevögel des Himmels möchte die Stimme entführen, und das Geflügelte das Wort anzeigen.

Dutch Bible 1917

Vloek den koning niet, zelfs in uw gedachten, en vloek den rijke niet in het binnenste uwer slaapkamer; want het gevogelte des hemels zou de stem wegvoeren, en het gevleugelde zou het woord te kennen geven.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Vloek den koning zelfs niet op uw sponde, En scheld zelfs in uw slaapvertrek niet op den rijke; Want de vogels in de lucht kraaien het rond, En de fladderaars brengen het uit.

Italian Diodati Bible

Non dir male del re , non pur nel tuo pensiero; e non dir male del ricco nella camera dove tu giaci; perciocchè alcun uccello del cielo potrebbe portar ne la voce, ed alcun animale alato rapportar ne le parole.

Douay-Rheims 1899

Detract not the king, no not in thy thought; and speak not evil of the rich man in thy private chamber: because even the birds of the air will carry thy voice, and he that hath wings will tell what thou hast said.

Geneva Bible 1599

Curse not the King, no not in thy thought, neither curse the rich in thy bed chamber: for the foule of the heauen shall carie the voice, and that which hath wings, shall declare the matter.

Noyes Bible

Curse not the king; no, not in thy thought; and curse not the rich in thy bed-chamber! for a bird of the air shall carry the voice; and that which hath wings shall tell the matter.

Danish Bible 1931

End ikke i din Tanke må du bande en Konge, end ikke i dit Sovekammer en, som er rig; thi Himlens Fugle kan udsprede Ordet, de vingede røbe, hvad du siger.

Leeser Tanakh

Even in thy thought thou must not curse a king; and in thy bed-chambers do not curse the rich; for a bird of the air can carry the sound, and that which hath wings can tell the word.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

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.

King James Version

¶ 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.

King James Version + Apocrypha

¶ 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.

Vietnamese Bible 1923

Dầu trong tư tưởng ngươi cũng chớ nguyền rủa vua; dầu trong phòng ngủ ngươi cũng chớ rủa sả kẻ giàu có; vì chim trời sẽ đồn ra tiếng ngươi, và loài có cánh sẽ thuật việc ra.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

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.

Revised West Version

‌ʻOua naʻa lea kovi ki he tuʻi, ʻoua ʻaupito naʻa ke mahalo ki ai; pea ʻoua naʻa lea kovi ki he koloaʻia ʻi ho potu mohe: koeʻuhi ʻe fakaongo atu ho leʻo ʻe he manupuna ʻoe ʻatā, pea ʻe tala ʻae meʻa ʻe he manu ʻoku kapakau.

French Ostervald Bible

Ne dis point de mal du roi, pas même dans ta pensée; et ne dis point de mal du riche dans la chambre où tu couches; car l'oiseau des cieux emporterait ta voix, et ce qui a des ailes révélerait tes paroles.

Esperanto Bible

Eĉ en viaj pensoj ne malbenu la reĝon, kaj en via dormoĉambro ne malbenu riĉulon; ĉar birdo ĉiela transportos vian voĉon, kaj flugila estaĵo eldiros vian parolon.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

Ne maudis pas le roi, même dans ta pensée, et ne maudis pas le riche dans la chambre où tu couches; car l’oiseau du ciel emporterait ta voix, l’animal ailé publierait tes paroles.

German Luther Bible 1912

Fluche dem König nicht in deinem Herzen und fluche dem Reichen nicht in deiner Schlafkammer; denn die Vögel des Himmels führen die Stimme fort, und die Fittiche haben, sagen's weiter.

LXX2012 U. S. English

Even in your conscience, curse not the king; and curse not the rich in your bedchamber: for a bird of the air shall carry your voice, and that which has wings shall report your speech.

British English Septuagint 2012

Even in your conscience, curse not the king; and curse not the rich in your bedchamber: for a bird of the air shall carry your voice, and that which has wings shall report your speech.

Majority Standard BIble

Do not curse the king even in your thoughts, or curse the rich even in your bedroom, for a bird of the air may carry your words, and a winged creature may report your speech.

Webster Bible

Curse not the king, no not in thy thought; and curse not the rich in thy bed-chamber: for a bird of the air will carry the voice, and that which hath wings will tell the matter.

Revised Version

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.

Italian Riveduta Bible

Non maledire il re, neppur col pensiero; e non maledire il ricco nella camera ove tu dormi; poiché un uccello del cielo potrebbe spargerne la voce, e un messaggero alato pubblicare la cosa.

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Ne maudis pas le roi, pas même dans tes pensées ; et ne maudis pas le riche dans ta chambre à coucher, car un oiseau du ciel pourrait emporter tes paroles, et une créature ailée rapporter ce que tu as dit.

Reina Valera 1909

Ni aun en tu pensamiento digas mal del rey, ni en los secretos de tu cámara digas mal del rico; porque las aves del cielo llevarán la voz, y las que tienen alas harán saber la palabra.

Spanish BLL

No hables mal del rey ni siquiera en pensamiento, ni de los ricos en la intimidad de tu cuarto; porque un pajarito puede volar con la noticia y contar todo lo que dijiste.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Ni aun en tu pensamiento maldigas al rey, ni en lo secreto de tu cámara maldigas al rico; porque las aves del cielo llevarán la voz, y las que tienen alas contarán el asunto.

Croatian Bible

Ni u svojoj misli ne kuni kralja, ni u svojoj ložnici ne kuni bogataša, jer će ptice odnijeti glas i kleveta lako okrilati.

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

Ni u misli svojoj ne psuj cara, ni u kleti, u kojoj spavaš, ne psuj bogatog, jer ptica nebeska odneće glas i šta krila ima dokazaće reč.

German Textbibel

Auch in deinen Gedanken fluche nicht dem König und in deinen Schlafgemächern fluche nicht einem Reichen; denn die Vögel unter dem Himmel möchten den Laut entführen, und die Geflügelten das Wort verraten.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

Even in thy conscience, curse not the king; And curse not the rich in thy bedchamber: For a bird of the air shall carry thy voice, And that which has wings shall report thy speech.

Hebrew OT (WLC)

גַּ֣ם בְּמַדָּֽעֲךָ֗ מֶ֚לֶךְ אַל־תְּקַלֵּ֔ל וּבְחַדְרֵי֙ מִשְׁכָּ֣בְךָ֔ אַל־תְּקַלֵּ֖ל עָשִׁ֑יר כִּ֣י ע֤וֹף הַשָּׁמַ֨יִם֙ יוֹלִ֣יךְ אֶת־הַקּ֔וֹל וּבַ֥עַל הכנפים יַגֵּ֥יד דָּבָֽר׃

World English Bible

Don’t curse the king, no, not in your thoughts; and don’t curse the rich in your bedroom, for a bird of the sky may carry your voice, and that which has wings may tell the matter.

World English Bible (Catholic)

Don’t curse the king, no, not in your thoughts; and don’t curse the rich in your bedroom, for a bird of the sky may carry your voice, and that which has wings may tell the matter.

World English Bible British Edition

Don’t curse the king, no, not in your thoughts; and don’t curse the rich in your bedroom, for a bird of the sky may carry your voice, and that which has wings may tell the matter.

World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon

Don’t curse the king, no, not in your thoughts; and don’t curse the rich in your bedroom, for a bird of the sky may carry your voice, and that which has wings may tell the matter.

World English Bible Classic

Don’t curse the king, no, not in your thoughts; and don’t curse the rich in your bedroom, for a bird of the sky may carry your voice, and that which has wings may tell the matter.

World English Bible Updated

Don’t curse the king, no, not in your thoughts; and don’t curse the rich in your bedroom, for a bird of the sky may carry your voice, and that which has wings may tell the matter.

World Messianic Bible

Don’t curse the king, no, not in your thoughts; and don’t curse the rich in your bedroom, for a bird of the sky may carry your voice, and that which has wings may tell the matter.

World Messianic Bible British Edition

Don’t curse the king, no, not in your thoughts; and don’t curse the rich in your bedroom, for a bird of the sky may carry your voice, and that which has wings may tell the matter.

Young's Literal Translation

Even in thy mind a king revile not, And in the inner parts of thy bed-chamber Revile not the rich: For a fowl of the heavens causeth the voice to go, And a possessor of wings declareth the word.

SEPTUAGINTA

καί γε ἐν συνειδήσει σου βασιλέα μὴ καταράσῃ, καὶ ἐν ταμιείοις κοιτώνων σου μὴ καταράσῃ πλούσιον· ὅτι πετεινὸν τοῦ οὐρανοῦ ἀποίσει σὺν τὴν φωνήν σου, καὶ ὁ ἔχων τὰς πτέρυγας ἀπαγγελεῖ λόγον σου.

Brenton Septuagint

Καί γε ἐν συνειδήσει σου βασιλέα μὴ καταράσῃ, καὶ ἐν ταμιείοις κοιτώνων σου μὴ καταράσῃ πλούσιον· ὅτι πετεινὸν τοῦ οὐρανοῦ ἀποίσει τὴν φωνήν σου, καὶ ὁ ἔχων τὰς πτέρυγας ἀπαγγελεῖ λόγον σου.

Romanian Bible (Cyrillic)

Ну блестема пе ымпэрат нич кяр ын гынд ши ну блестема пе чел богат ын одая ын каре те кулчь, кэч с-ар путя ынтымпла ка пасэря черулуй сэ-ць дукэ ворба ши ун сол ынарипат сэ-ць дя пе фацэ ворбеле.

Ukrainian Bible by P. Kulish

Ба й у думцї твоїй не лихослови цареві, й у ложницї твоїй не клени потужних; бо пташка може перенести слово твоє, й крилата переказати мову твою.

Ukrainian Freedom Bible

Ба й у думцї твоїй не лихослови цареві, й у ложницї твоїй не клени потужних; бо пташка може перенести слово твоє, й крилата переказати мову твою.

Serbian DK Bible (Cyrillic)

Ни у мисли својој не псуј цара, ни у клети, у којој спаваш, не псуј богатог, јер птица небеска однеће глас и шта крила има доказаће реч.

Russian Synodal Bible

Даже и в мыслях твоих не злословь царя, и в спальной комнате твоей не злословь богатого; потому что птица небесная может перенести слово твое, и крылатая - пересказать речь твою.

Hebrew Masoretic OT

גַּ֣ם בְּמַדָּֽעֲךָ֗ מֶ֚לֶךְ אַל־תְּקַלֵּ֔ל וּבְחַדְרֵי֙ מִשְׁכָּ֣בְךָ֔ אַל־תְּקַלֵּ֖ל עָשִׁ֑יר כִּ֣י עֹ֤וף הַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ יֹולִ֣יךְ אֶת־הַקֹּ֔ול וּבַ֥עַל *הַכְּנָפַיִם (כְּנָפַ֖יִם) יַגֵּ֥יד דָּבָֽר׃

Modern Hebrew Bible

גם במדעך מלך אל תקלל ובחדרי משכבך אל תקלל עשיר כי עוף השמים יוליך את הקול ובעל הכנפים יגיד דבר׃

Arabic Van Dyck Bible

لَا تَسُبَّ ٱلْمَلِكَ وَلَا فِي فِكْرِكَ، وَلَا تَسُبَّ ٱلْغَنِيَّ فِي مَضْجَعِكَ، لِأَنَّ طَيْرَ ٱلسَّمَاءِ يَنْقُلُ ٱلصَّوْتَ، وَذُو ٱلْجَنَاحِ يُخْبِرُ بِٱلْأَمْرِ.

Old Persion Version Bible

پادشاه را در فکر خود نیز نفرین مکن ودولتمند را در اطاق خوابگاه خویش لعنت منمازیرا که مرغ هوا آواز تو را خواهد برد و بالدار، امررا شایع خواهد ساخت.

Judson Burmese Bible

ရှင် ဘုရင်ကို စိတ် ဖြင့် မျှ မ ကျိန်ဆဲ နှင့်။ လူကြီး ကို အိပ် ခန်း ထဲ ၌မ ကျိန်ဆဲ နှင့်။ မိုဃ်း ကောင်းကင်၌ ကျင်လည်သော ငှက် သည် ထိုအသံ ကို ဆောင်သွား လိမ့်မည်။ ပျံ တတ်သော အကောင်သည် ထိုအမှုကို ဘော်ပြ လိမ့်မည်။

Korean Bible 1910

심중에라도 왕을 저주하지 말며 침방에서라도 부자를 저주하지 말라 공중의 새가 그 소리를 전하고 날짐승이 그 일을 전파할 것임이니라

Japanese Freedom Bible

心の中でさえ王を呪ってはならない。 寝室でも富む者を呪ってはならない。 空の鳥があなたの声を運び、 翼あるものがそのことを告げる。

World Chinese Bible

不可咒诅王，即使在你的意念中也不可； 也不可在卧室里咒诅富人， 因为空中的鸟可能传扬你的声音， 有翅膀的也可能述说这事。

Chinese Union Version (simplified)

你不可咒诅君王， 也不可心怀此念； 在你卧房也不可咒诅富户。 因为空中的鸟必传扬这声音， 有翅膀的也必述说这事。

Chinese Union Version (traditional)

你不可咒詛君王， 也不可心懷此念； 在你臥房也不可咒詛富戶。 因為空中的鳥必傳揚這聲音， 有翅膀的也必述說這事。

Portuguese Bíblia Livre

Nem mesmo em pensamento amaldiçoes ao rei, nem também no interior de teu quarto amaldiçoes ao rico, porque as aves dos céus levam o que foi falado, e os que tem asas contam o que foi dito.

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Mashi Bible

Orhahîra okasigira mwâmi enfûlago, ciru akabà omu nkengêro orhahîra, orhahehêreraga omugale, ciru akabà omu lwâwe oli, bulyâla akanyunyi kanahêke emyanzi, n’okubà omwanzi gujira ebyûbi.

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German Schlachter Bible 1951

Fluche dem König nicht einmal in deinen Gedanken, und verwünsche den Reichen auch in deiner Schlafkammer nicht; denn die Vögel des Himmels tragen den Laut davon, und ein geflügelter Bote verkündigt das Wort.

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La Biblia en Español Sencillo

No digas maldición contra el rey, ni siquiera en tus pensamientos; e incluso secretamente no digas una maldición contra el hombre de riqueza; porque un pájaro del aire tomará la voz, y lo que tiene alas dará noticias de ello.

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Spanish Bible (God's Word for You)

Ni en tu aposento maldigas al rey, Ni aun en el secreto de tu dormitorio hables mal del rico, Porque un ave del cielo puede llevar tu voz, Y un pájaro en vuelo puede contar el asunto.

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The Orthodox Jewish Bible - Tanakh and Orthodox Jewish Brit Chadasha - The Holy Bible

Curse not the Melech, no not in thy thought; and curse not the oisher in thy bedchamber; for an Oph haShomayim may carry the voice, and that which hath wings may report what you say.

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