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Ecclesiastes 10:13

NETBible	At the beginning his words¹ are foolish and at the end² his talk³ is wicked madness,⁴
NIV © biblegateway Ecc 10:13	At the beginning his words are folly; at the end they are wicked madness—
NASB © biblegateway Ecc 10:13	the beginning of his talking is folly and the end of it is wicked madness.
NLT © biblegateway Ecc 10:13	Since fools base their thoughts on foolish premises, their conclusions will be wicked madness.
MSG © biblegateway Ecc 10:13	He starts out talking nonsense And ends up spouting insanity and evil.
BBE © SABDAweb Ecc 10:13	The first words of his mouth are foolish, and the end of his talk is evil crime.
NRSV © bibleoremus Ecc 10:13	The words of their mouths begin in foolishness, and their talk ends in wicked madness;
NKJV © biblegateway Ecc 10:13	The words of his mouth begin with foolishness, And the end of his talk is raving madness.
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KJV	The beginning <08462> of the words <01697> of his mouth <06310> [is] foolishness <05531>_: and the end <0319> of his talk <06310> [is] mischievous <07451> madness <01948>_. {his talk: Heb. his mouth}
NASB © biblegateway Ecc 10:13	the beginning <08462> of his talking <01697> <6310> is folly <05531> and the end <0319> of it is wicked <07463> madness <01948> .
LXXM	arch <746> N-NSF logwn <3056> N-GPM stomatov <4750> N-GSN autou <846> D-GSM afrosonh {N-NSF} kai <2532> CONJ escath <2078> A-NSF stomatov <4750> N-GSN autou <846> D-GSM perifereia {N-NSF} ponhra <4190> A-NSF
NET [draft] ITL	At the beginning <08462> his words <06310> <01697> are foolish <05531> and at the end <0319> his talk <06310> is wicked <07451> madness <01948> ,
HEBREW	her <07451> twllwh <01948> whyp <06310> tyrxaw <0319> twlko <05531> whyp <06310> yrbd <01697> tlxt (10:13) <08462>

NETBible

At the beginning his words¹ are foolish and at the end² his talk³ is wicked madness,⁴

NET Notes

¹tn Heb “the words of his mouth.”

²sn The terms “beginning” and “end” form a merism, a figure of speech in which two opposites are contrasted to indicate totality (e.g., Deut 6:7; Ps 139:8; Eccl 3:2-8). The words of a fool are madness from “start to finish.”

³tn Heb “his mouth.”

⁴tn Heb “madness of evil.”