American Standard Version (1901)
The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.
Ecclesiastes 4:5
84 translations of 93 that include the Old Testament
ASV Byzantine Text
The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.
Asang Khongca Bible
Kamthu loe a ban to pakhuem moe, angmah ih angan to caak.
Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs
Aka ang loh a kut te a poem tih amah saa te a caak.
Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019
Aka ang loh a kut te a poem tih amah saa te a caak.
Hawaiian Bible 1868
Ua hookui mai la ka mea naaupo i kona mau lima, a ai iho la i kona io iho.
English Berean Standard Bible
The fool folds his hands and consumes his own flesh.
Haitian Creole Bible 1985
Pawòl la di: Moun sòt rete san fè anyen, yo pito grangou.
Clementine Vulgate 1598
Stultus complicat manus suas, et comedit carnes suas, dicens:
Bible in Basic English
The foolish man, folding his hands, takes the flesh of his body for food.
French: Bible J.N. Darby
Le sot se croise les mains, et mange sa propre chair.
Czech Kralická Bible 1613
Blázen skládá ruce své, a jí maso své, říkaje:
Kosraean Bible
Oasr soakas se fahk mu mwet lalfon uh farpoeni ac sifacna masrinsralyal nwe ke el misa.
World Portuguese Bible
O tolo cruza as mãos e arruína a si mesmo.
Romanian BTF Bible
Prostul își încrucișează mâinile și își mănâncă propria carne.
Brenton English Septuagint
The fool folds his hands together, and eats his own flesh.
Burmese Common Language Bible
မိုက်သောသူသည် မိမိလက်ချင်းပိုက်ထား၍၊ မိမိ အသားကို စားတတ်၏။
Darby Translation
The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.
German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible
Der Tor faltet seine Hände und verzehrt sein eigenes Fleisch. -
Dutch Bible 1917
De zot vouwt zijn handen samen, en eet zijn eigen vlees.
Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius
Wel is het een dwaas, die de hand in de schoot legt En zijn eigen vlees verteert;
Italian Diodati Bible
Lo stolto piega le mani , e mangia la sua carne, dicendo:
Douay-Rheims 1899
The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh, saying:
Geneva Bible 1599
The foole foldeth his hands, and eateth vp his owne flesh.
Noyes Bible
The fool foldeth his hands together and eateth his own flesh.
Danish Bible 1931
Dåren lægger Hænderne i Skødet og æder sig selv op.
Leeser Tanakh
The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.
King James Version
The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.
King James Version + Apocrypha
The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.
Vietnamese Bible 1923
Kẻ ngu muội khoanh tay, ăn lấy thịt mình.
KJV Cambridge Paragraph
The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.
Revised West Version
ʻOku fehulunaki ʻae nima ʻoe vale, pea ʻoku ne kai hono kakano ʻoʻona.
French Ostervald Bible
L'insensé se croise les mains et se consume lui-même:
Esperanto Bible
Malsaĝulo kunmetas siajn manojn, kaj formanĝas sian korpon.
French Louis Segond 1910 Bible
L’insensé se croise les mains, et mange sa propre chair.
German Luther Bible 1912
Ein Narr schlägt die Finger ineinander und verzehrt sich selbst.
LXX2012 U. S. English
The fool folds his hands together, and eats his own flesh.
British English Septuagint 2012
The fool folds his hands together, and eats his own flesh.
Majority Standard BIble
The fool folds his hands and consumes his own flesh.
Webster Bible
The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.
Revised Version
The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.
Italian Riveduta Bible
Lo stolto incrocia le braccia e mangia la sua propria carne.
French Free Holy Bible for the World
L'insensé se croise les bras et court à sa propre ruine.
Reina Valera 1909
El necio dobla sus manos y come su carne.
Spanish BLL
El necio se cruza de brazos y se destruye a sí mismo.
Spanish Free Bible for the World
El necio cruza sus manos y consume su propia carne.
Croatian Bible
Bezumnik prekriži ruke i izjeda sebe.
Serbian DK Bible (Latin)
Bezumnik sklapa ruke svoje, i jede svoje telo:
German Textbibel
Der Thor legt seine Hände zusammen und verzehrt sein eigenes Fleisch.
Updated Brenton English Septuagint
The fool folds his hands together, And eats his own flesh.
Hebrew OT (WLC)
הַכְּסִיל֙ חֹבֵ֣ק אֶת־יָדָ֔יו וְאֹכֵ֖ל אֶת־בְּשָׂרֽוֹ׃
World English Bible
The fool folds his hands together and ruins himself.
World English Bible (Catholic)
The fool folds his hands together and ruins himself.
World English Bible British Edition
The fool folds his hands together and ruins himself.
World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon
The fool folds his hands together and ruins himself.
World English Bible Classic
The fool folds his hands together and ruins himself.
World English Bible Updated
The fool folds his hands together and ruins himself.
World Messianic Bible
The fool folds his hands together and ruins himself.
World Messianic Bible British Edition
The fool folds his hands together and ruins himself.
Young's Literal Translation
The fool is clasping his hands, and eating his own flesh:
SEPTUAGINTA
ὁ ἄφρων περιέβαλε τὰς χεῖρας αὐτοῦ καὶ ἔφαγε τὰς σάρκας αὐτοῦ.
Brenton Septuagint
Ὁ ἄφρων περιέβαλε τὰς χεῖρας αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἔφαγε τὰς σάρκας αὐτοῦ.
Romanian Bible (Cyrillic)
Небунул ышь ынкручишязэ мыниле ши ышь мэнынкэ ынсэшь карня луй.
Ukrainian Bible by P. Kulish
Дурень той, хто седить, склавши руки, й гризе власне тїло, приговорюючи:
Ukrainian Freedom Bible
Дурень той, хто седить, склавши руки, й гризе власне тїло, приговорюючи:
Serbian DK Bible (Cyrillic)
Безумник склапа руке своје, и једе своје тело:
Russian Synodal Bible
Глупый сидит, сложив свои руки, и съедает плоть свою.
Hebrew Masoretic OT
הַכְּסִיל֙ חֹבֵ֣ק אֶת־יָדָ֔יו וְאֹכֵ֖ל אֶת־בְּשָׂרֹֽו׃
Modern Hebrew Bible
הכסיל חבק את ידיו ואכל את בשרו׃
Arabic Van Dyck Bible
اَلْكَسْلَانُ يَأْكُلُ لَحْمَهُ وَهُوَ طَاوٍ يَدَيْهِ.
Old Persion Version Bible
مرد کاهل دستهای خود را بر هم نهاده، گوشت خویشتن را میخورد.
Judson Burmese Bible
မိုက် သောသူသည် မိမိ လက်ချင်း ပိုက် ထား၍ ၊ မိမိ အသား ကို စား တတ်၏။
Korean Bible 1910
우매자는 손을 거두고 자기 살을 먹느니라
Japanese Freedom Bible
愚かな者は腕を組み、自滅する。
World Chinese Bible
愚昧人抱着双手，毁了自己。
Chinese Union Version (simplified)
愚昧人抱着手，吃自己的肉。
Chinese Union Version (traditional)
愚昧人抱着手，吃自己的肉。
Portuguese Bíblia Livre
O tolo junta suas mãos, e come sua própria carne.
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Mashi Bible
Omusirhe nderaminwe, anacîrye, gwârhi abaderha, ci kwône,
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German Schlachter Bible 1951
Der Tor faltet seine Hände und verzehrt sein eigenes Fleisch.
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La Biblia en Español Sencillo
El hombre necio, doblando sus manos, toma la carne de su propio cuerpo para comer.
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Spanish Bible (God's Word for You)
El necio se cruza de brazos y devora su propia carne.
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The Orthodox Jewish Bible - Tanakh and Orthodox Jewish Brit Chadasha - The Holy Bible
The kesil foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own basar.
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