Verse List for PROV 26:10

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B I ◄ ← Prov 26:10 ↓ → ► ═ ©

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OET (OET-RV) Hiring a fool or an unknown passer-by, ⇔ is like an archer just randomly shooting arrows.

OET-LV An _archer who_pierces everyone and_one _who_hires a _fool and_one _who_hires those _who_pass _by.

ULT An archer piercing everyone, ⇔ so, is one hiring a stupid, one and hiring passersby.

UST People who employ foolish people or random strangers are as dangerous ⇔  as someone who randomly shoots arrows at people.

BSB & MSB Like an archer who wounds at random ⇔  is he who hires a fool or passerby.

OEB No OEB PROV book available

WEBBE & WMBB As an archer who wounds all, ⇔  so is he who hires a fool ⇔  or he who hires those who pass by.

NET Like an archer who wounds at random, ⇔ so is the one who hires a fool or hires any passer-by.

LSV The Former of all [is] great,
And He is rewarding a fool,
And is rewarding transgressors.

FBV Anyone who hires someone stupid or just a passer-by is like an archer wounding people by shooting arrows at random.[fn]

T4T ⇔  A man who shoots arrows to try to wound everybody who is near is foolish; ⇔  similarly, anyone who hires a foolish person who passes by is very foolish.

LEB • Like an archer who wounds everyone,
• so is he who hires a fool or he who hires passersby.

BBE Like an archer wounding all who go by, is a foolish man overcome by drink.

Moff An able man does everything himself: ⇔  a fool hires the first passer-by.

JPS A master performeth all things; but he that stoppeth a fool is as one that stoppeth a flood.

ASV As an archer that woundeth all, ⇔ So is he that hireth a fool and he that hireth them that pass by.

DRA Judgment determineth causes: and he that putteth a fool to silence, appeaseth anger.

YLT Great [is] the Former of all, And He is rewarding a fool, And is rewarding transgressors.

Drby A master roughly worketh every one: he both hireth the fool and hireth passers-by.

RV As an archer that woundeth all, so is he that hireth the fool and he that hireth them that pass by.

SLT The great one piercing all, and he hired the foolish one, and those passing by.

Wbstr The great God that formed all things both rewardeth the fool, and rewardeth transgressors.

KJB-1769 The great God that formed all things both rewardeth the fool, and rewardeth transgressors.[fn]

KJB-1611 [fn]The great God that formed all things, both rewardeth the foole, and rewardeth transgressours.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

Bshps The mightie that fourmed al thinges, rewardeth the fooles & transgressours.
(The mighty that formed all things, rewardeth the fools and transgressors.)

Gnva The excellent that formed all things, both rewardeth the foole and rewardeth the transgressers.
(The excellent that formed all things, both rewardeth the fool and rewardeth the transgressers.)

Cvdl A man of experience discerneth all thinges well, but whoso hyreth a foole, hyreth soch one as wyl take no hede.
(A man of experience discerneth all things well, but whoso/whoever hyreth a fool, hyreth such one as will take no hede.)

Wycl Doom determyneth causis; and he that settith silence to a fool, swagith iris.
(Doom determineth causis; and he that settith silence to a fool, swagith iris.)

Luth Ein guter Meister macht ein Ding recht; aber wer einen Hümpler dinget, dem wird‘s verderbt.
(A good master power a thing right; but who a Hümpler dinget, to_him it_will corrupted.)

ClVg Judicium determinat causas, et qui imponit stulto silentium iras mitigat.
(Judgement determines causes, and who/which imposes stupid silence anger mitigat.)

UHB רַ֥ב מְחֽוֹלֵֽל־כֹּ֑ל וְ⁠שֹׂכֵ֥ר כְּ֝סִ֗יל וְ⁠שֹׂכֵ֥ר עֹבְרִֽים׃ ‡

BrLXX Πολλὰ χειμάζεται πᾶσα σὰρξ ἀφρόνων, συντρίβεται γὰρ ἡ ἔκστασις αὐτῶν.

BrTr [fn]All the flesh of fools endures much hardship; for their fury is brought to nought.