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Ecclesiastes 10:20

NETBible	Do not curse a king even in your thoughts, and do not curse the rich¹ while in your bedroom;² for a bird³ might report what you are thinking,⁴ or some winged creature⁵ might repeat your⁶ words.⁷
NIV © biblegateway Ecc 10:20	Do not revile the king even in your thoughts, or curse the rich in your bedroom, because a bird of the air may carry your words, and a bird on the wing may report what you say.
NASB © biblegateway Ecc 10:20	Furthermore, in your bedchamber do not curse a king, and in your sleeping rooms do not curse a rich man, for a bird of the heavens will carry the sound and the winged creature will make the matter known.
NLT © biblegateway Ecc 10:20	Never make light of the king, even in your thoughts. And don’t make fun of a rich man, either. A little bird may tell them what you have said.
MSG © biblegateway Ecc 10:20	Don't bad-mouth your leaders, not even under your breath, And don't abuse your betters, even in the privacy of your home. Loose talk has a way of getting picked up and spread around. Little birds drop the crumbs of your gossip far and wide.
BBE © SABDAweb Ecc 10:20	Say not a curse against the king, even in your thoughts; and even secretly say not a curse against the man of wealth; because a bird of the air will take the voice, and that which has wings will give news of it.
NRSV © bibleoremus Ecc 10:20	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 voice, or some winged creature tell the matter.
NKJV © biblegateway Ecc 10:20	Do not curse the king, even in your thought; Do not curse the rich, even in your bedroom; For a bird of the air may carry your voice, And a bird in flight may tell the matter.
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KJV	Curse <07043> (8762) not the king <04428>_, no not in thy thought <04093>_; and curse <07043> (8762) not the rich <06223> in thy bedchamber <02315> <04904>_: for a bird <05775> of the air <08064> shall carry <03212> (8686) the voice <06963>_, and that which hath <01167> wings <03671> shall tell <05046> (8686) the matter <01697>_. {thought: or, conscience}
NASB © biblegateway Ecc 10:20	Furthermore <01571> , in your bedchamber <04093> do not curse <07043> a king <04428> , and in your sleeping <04904> rooms <02315> do not curse <07043> a rich <06223> man <06223> , for a bird <05775> of the heavens <08064> will carry <01980> the sound <06963> and the winged <03671> creature will make <05046> the matter <01697> known <05046> .
LXXM	kai <2532> CONJ ge <1065> PRT en <1722> PREP suneidhsei <4893> N-DSF sou <4771> P-GS basilea <935> N-ASM mh <3165> ADV katarash <2672> V-AMS-2S kai <2532> CONJ en <1722> PREP tamieioiv {N-DPN} koitwnwn <2846> N-GPM sou <4771> P-GS mh <3165> ADV katarash <2672> V-AMS-2S plousion <4145> A-ASM oti <3754> CONJ peteinon <4071> N-NSN tou <3588> T-GSM ouranou <3772> N-GSM apoisei <667> V-FAI-3S sun <4862> PREP thn <3588> T-ASF fwnhn <5456> N-ASF kai <2532> CONJ o <3588> T-NSM ecwn <2192> V-PAPNS tav <3588> T-APF pterugav <4420> N-APF apaggelei {V-FAI-3S} logon <3056> N-ASM
NET [draft] ITL	Do not <0408> curse <07043> a king <04428> even <01571> in your thoughts <04093> , and do not <0408> curse <07043> the rich <06223> while in your bedroom <04904> <02315> ; for <03588> a bird <08064> <05775> might report <06963> <01980> what you are thinking <06963> <01980> , or some winged creature <03671> might repeat <05046> your words <01697> .
HEBREW	rbd <01697> dygy <05046> *Mypnk {Mypnkh} <03671> lebw <01167> lwqh <06963> ta <0853> Kylwy <01980> Mymsh <08064> Pwe <05775> yk <03588> ryse <06223> llqt <07043> la <0408> Kbksm <04904> yrdxbw <02315> llqt <07043> la <0408> Klm <04428> Kedmb <04093> Mg (10:20) <01571>

NETBible

Do not curse a king even in your thoughts, and do not curse the rich¹ while in your bedroom;² for a bird³ might report what you are thinking,⁴ or some winged creature⁵ might repeat your⁶ words.⁷

NET Notes

¹tn Perhaps the referent is people who are in authority because of their wealth.

²tn Heb “in chambers of your bedroom.”

³tn Heb “a bird of the air.”

⁴tn Heb “might carry the voice.” The article is used here with the force of a possessive pronoun.

⁵tn The Hebrew phrase בַּעַל הַכְּנָפַיִם (ba’al hakkÿnafayim, “possessor of wings”) is an idiom for a winged creature, that is, a bird (e.g., Prov 1:17; see HALOT 143 s.v. בַּעַל A.6; BDB 127 s.v. בַּעַל 5.a). The term בַּעַל (“master; possessor”) is the construct governing the attributive genitive הַכְּנָפַיִם (“wings”); see IBHS 149-51 §9.5.3b.

⁶tn The term “your” does not appear in the Hebrew text, but is supplied in the translation for smoothness.

⁷tn Heb “tell the matter.”