Verse 20
Ecclesiastes 10:20
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
20
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.
Original Language Text
hebrew
גַּ֣ם בְּ/מַדָּֽעֲ/ךָ֗ מֶ֚לֶךְ אַל תְּקַלֵּ֔ל וּ/בְ/חַדְרֵי֙ מִשְׁכָּ֣בְ/ךָ֔ אַל תְּקַלֵּ֖ל עָשִׁ֑יר כִּ֣י ע֤וֹף הַ/שָּׁמַ֨יִם֙ יוֹלִ֣יךְ אֶת הַ/קּ֔וֹל וּ/בַ֥עַל ה/כנפים כְּנָפַ֖יִם יַגֵּ֥יד דָּבָֽר
English Translation
Also in your thought, do not curse a king, and in your bedroom, do not curse a rich person, for a bird of the heavens will carry the voice, and a creature with wings will declare the matter.
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