Ecclesiastes 10:20

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BSB

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.

KJV

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.

WEB

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.

ASV

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.

DARBY

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.

BLB

Even in your thought you must not belittle the king, and in the chambers of your bed do not belittle the rich, for a bird of the heavens may carry along your voice, and a possessor of wings may declare the word.

ÅB

Ikke engang i dine tanker må du banne kongen, og ikke engang i ditt sengkammer må du banne den rike; for himmelens fugler bærer lyden avsted, og de vingede skapninger melder dine ord.
[^1]: høyre og venstre er her å forstå om det rette og det vrange.
[^2]: før besvergelsen har funnet sted; SLM 58, 6.
[^3]: besvergeren.
[^4]: FRK 10, 16.

OTB

Forbann ikke kongen selv i dine tanker, og forbann ikke de rike i ditt soverom, for en fugl av himmelen kan bære dine ord, og en bevinget skapning kan rapportere hva du sier.

B1930

Ikke engang i dine tanker må du banne kongen, og ikke engang i ditt sengkammer må du banne den rike; for himmelens fugler bærer lyden avsted, og de vingede skapninger melder dine ord.

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