Ecclesiastes 10:20

Bible › Ecclesiastes › Chapter 10 › Verse 20

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.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.

In other translations

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.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.

Hebrew words

גַּםgamalsoH1571בְּמַדָּעֲךָbemada'akhain mind yourH4093מֶלֶךְmelekha kingH4428אַל־'al-may notH408תְּקַלֵּלtekalelyou curseH7043וּבְחַדְרֵיuvechadreiand in [the] chambers ofH2315מִשְׁכָּבְךָmishkavekhalying down yourH4904אַל־'al-may notH408תְּקַלֵּלtekalelyou curseH7043עָשִׁיר'ashira rich [person]H6223כִּיkiforH3588עוֹףof<the> bird ofH5775הַשָּׁמַיִםhashamayimthe heavensH8064יוֹלִיךְyolikhit will carryH1980אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הַקּוֹלhakolthe soundH6963וּבַעַלuva'aland an ownerH1167כְּנָפַיִםkenafayimof wingsH3671יַגֵּידyageidit will tellH5046דָּבָר׃davar[the] matterH1697

Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.

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