Ecc Ecclesiastes, chapter Ecclesiastes, chapter 10

Ecclesiastes 10:20 in different translations

English

KJV (66 books) +4 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.

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.

BSB +1 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.

DRA 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.

FBV Don't talk badly about the king, not even in your thoughts. Don't talk badly about leaders, even in the privacy of your bedroom. A bird may hear what you say and fly away to tell them.

GNV 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.

LSV Even in your mind do not revile a king, || And in the inner parts of your bed-chamber do not revile the rich: For a bird of the heavens causes the voice to go, || And a possessor of wings declares the word.

NASB Furthermore, in your bedroom do not curse a king, and in your sleeping rooms do not curse a rich person; for a bird of the sky will bring the sound, and the winged one will make your word known. NASB 2020

NIV (US) +1 Do not revile the king even in your thoughts, or curse the rich in your bedroom, because a bird in the sky may carry your words, and a bird on the wing may report what you say.

NMV Curse not the king, no not in youi thought; and curse not the rich in youi bedchamber: for a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which has wings shall tell the matter.

OJB 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.

T4T Do not even think about cursing the king, or cursing rich people, even when you are alone in your bedroom, because it is possible that a little bird will hear what you are saying, and tell those people what you said about them.

WEB (UK) +6 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.

Russian

РСП (66 кн.) +2 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.

НРП +3 Даже в мыслях своих не злословь царя, и в своей спальне не говори плохо о богатом, потому что птица небесная может перенести твои слова, крылатая может передать, что ты сказал.

Заокская (Кулаков) И не думай злословить царя, даже в спальне у себя не ругай богача: птицы небесные подслушают сказанное, крылатые перескажут слово твое!

СП (БЛ) Не говори плохо о царе, даже не думай о нём плохо, не говори плохо о богатых, даже если ты в своей спальне один, потому что маленькая птичка может прилететь и поведать им всё, что ты сказал.