Ecclesiastes 4:17

Clementine Vulgate 1598

[Custodi pedem tuum ingrediens domum Dei, et appropinqua ut audias. Multo enim melior est obedientia quam stultorum victimæ, qui nesciunt quid faciunt mali.]

French: Bible J.N. Darby

Prends garde à ton pied, quand tu vas dans la maison de Dieu, et approche-toi pour entendre, plutôt que pour donner le sacrifice des sots ; car ils ne savent pas qu’ils font mal.

Brenton English Septuagint

Keep thy foot, whensoever thou goest to the house of God; and when thou art near to hear, let thy sacrifice be better than the gift of fools: for they know not that they are doing evil.

Douay-Rheims 1899

Keep thy foot, when thou goest into the house of God, and draw nigh to hear. For much better is obedience, than the victims of fools, who know not what evil they do.

Geneva Bible 1599

Take heede to thy foote when thou entrest into the House of God, and be more neere to heare then to giue the sacrifice of fooles: for they knowe not that they doe euil.

Danish Bible 1931

Va'r din fod, når du går til Guds Hus! At komme for at høre er bedre, end at Dårer bringer Slagtoffer, thi de har ikke Forstand til andet end at gøre ondt.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

Prends garde à ton pied, lorsque tu entres dans la maison de Dieu; approche-toi pour écouter, plutôt que pour offrir le sacrifice des insensés, car ils ne savent pas qu’ils font mal.

LXX2012 U. S. English

Keep your foot, whenever you go to the house of God; and when you are near to hear, let your sacrifice be better than the gift of fools: for they know not that they are doing evil.

British English Septuagint 2012

Keep your foot, whenever you go to the house of God; and when you are near to hear, let your sacrifice be better than the gift of fools: for they know not that they are doing evil.

Croatian Bible

Kad odlaziš u Božji dom, pazi na korake svoje. Priđi da mogneš čuti - žrtva je valjanija nego prinos luđaka, jer oni i ne znaju da čine zlo.

German Textbibel

Hüte deinen Fuß, wenn du zum Hause Gottes gehst. Denn herzukommen, um zu hören, ist besser, als wenn die Thoren Schlachtopfer bringen; denn sie sind unwissend, so daß sie Böses thun.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

Keep thy foot, whensoever thou goest to the house of God; And when thou art near to hear, Let thy sacrifice be better than the gift of fools: For they know not that they are doing evil.

Hebrew OT (WLC)

שְׁמֹ֣ר רגליך כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר תֵּלֵךְ֙ אֶל־בֵּ֣ית הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים וְקָר֣וֹב לִשְׁמֹ֔עַ מִתֵּ֥ת הַכְּסִילִ֖ים זָ֑בַח כִּֽי־אֵינָ֥ם יוֹדְעִ֖ים לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת רָֽע׃

SEPTUAGINTA

Φύλαξον τὸν πόδα σου, ἐν ᾧ ἐὰν πορεύῃ εἰς οἶκον τοῦ Θεοῦ, καὶ ἐγγὺς τοῦ ἀκούειν· ὑπὲρ δόμα τῶν ἀφρόνων θυσία σου, ὅτι οὐκ εἰσὶν εἰδότες τοῦ ποιῆσαι κακόν.

Brenton Septuagint

Φύλαξον τὸν πόδα σου, ἐν ᾧ ἐὰν πορεύῃ εἰς οἶκον τοῦ Θεοῦ· καὶ ἐγγὺς τοῦ ἀκούειν, ὑπὲρ δόμα τῶν ἀφρόνων θυσία σου, ὅτι οὐκ εἰσὶν εἰδότες τοῦ ποιῆσαι κακόν.

Ukrainian Bible by P. Kulish

Уважай на ногу твою , йдучи в дом Божий, і будь готовий, скорше слухати, нїж приносити жертви робом дурнїв, що навіть не знають, як вони не гаразд чинять.

Ukrainian Freedom Bible

Уважай на ногу твою , йдучи в дом Божий, і будь готовий, скорше слухати, нїж приносити жертви робом дурнїв, що навіть не знають, як вони не гаразд чинять.

Russian Synodal Bible

Наблюдай за ногою твоею, когда идешь в дом Божий, и будь готов более к слушанию, нежели к жертвоприношению; ибо они не думают, что худо делают.

Hebrew Masoretic OT

שְׁמֹ֣ר *רַגְלֶיךָ (רַגְלְךָ֗) כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר תֵּלֵךְ֙ אֶל־בֵּ֣ית הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים וְקָרֹ֣וב לִשְׁמֹ֔עַ מִתֵּ֥ת הַכְּסִילִ֖ים זָ֑בַח כִּֽי־אֵינָ֥ם יֹודְעִ֖ים לַעֲשֹׂ֥ות רָֽע׃

Mashi Bible

Omanye igenda lyâwe nka wajà omu ka-Nyamuzinda. Ojè hôfi lyo oyumvîrhiza: enterekêro yo nkulu aha ntûlo y’abasirhe, ciru akabà barhamanyiri oku kubî bajizire.

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

Keep thy footing when thou goest to the Bais HaElohim, and be more ready to listen than to give the zevach of kesilim, for they have no da'as that they do rah.

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