Proverbs 24:29-31 in English

²⁹ Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me; I will render to the man according to his work.

³⁰ I went by the field of the sluggard, And by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;

³¹ And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, The face thereof was covered with nettles, And the stone wall thereof was broken down.

²⁹ Say not, As he has treated me, so will I treat him, and I will avenge myself on him for that wherein he has injured me.

³⁰ A foolish man is like a farm, and a senseless man is like a vineyard.

³¹ If thou let him alone, he will altogether remain barren and covered with weeds; and he becomes destitute, and his stone walls are broken down.

²⁹ Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me: I will render to the man according to his work.

³⁰ I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;

³¹ And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.

²⁹ Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me: I will render to the man according to his work.

³⁰ I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;

³¹ And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.

²⁹ Say not, As he has treated me, so will I treat him, and I will avenge myself on him for that wherein he has injured me.

³⁰ A foolish man is like a farm, and a senseless man is like a vineyard.

³¹ If you let him alone, he will altogether remain barren and covered with weeds; and he becomes destitute, and his stone walls are broken down.

²⁹ Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me; I will render to the man according to his work.

³⁰ I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;

³¹ And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, the face thereof was covered with nettles, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.

²⁹ Do not say, “I will do to him what he did to me; I will pay him back for the bad things that he did to me.”

³⁰ One day I walked by the vineyards of a lazy man, a man who did not have good sense.

³¹ I was surprised to see that the fields were full of all kinds of thorny bushes, and the stone wall around the garden had ◄collapsed/fallen down►.

²⁹ Say not, As he has treated me, so will I treat him, and I will avenge myself on him for that wherein he has injured me.

³⁰ A foolish man is like a farm, and a senseless man is like a vineyard.

³¹ If you let him alone, he will altogether remain barren and covered with weeds; and he becomes destitute, and his stone walls are broken down.

²⁹ Don’t say, “I will do to him as he has done to me; I will repay the man according to his work.”

³⁰ I went by the field of the sluggard, by the vineyard of the man void of understanding.

³¹ Behold, it was all grown over with thorns. Its surface was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down.

²⁹ Don’t say, “I will do to him as he has done to me; I will repay the man according to his work.”

³⁰ I went by the field of the sluggard, by the vineyard of the man void of understanding.

³¹ Behold, it was all grown over with thorns. Its surface was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down.

²⁹ Don’t say, “I will do to him as he has done to me; I will repay the man according to his work.”

³⁰ I went by the field of the sluggard, by the vineyard of the man void of understanding.

³¹ Behold, it was all grown over with thorns. Its surface was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down.

²⁹ Say not, I will do to him as he has done to me; I will give the man the reward of his work.

³⁰ I went by the field of the hater of work, and by the vine-garden of the man without sense;

³¹ And it was all full of thorns, and covered with waste plants, and its stone wall was broken down.

²⁹ Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me, I will render to the man according to his work.

³⁰ I went by the field of a sluggard, and by the vineyard of a man void of understanding;

³¹ and lo, it was all grown over with thistles, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and its stone wall was broken down.

²⁹ Say not: I will do to him as he hath done to me: I will render to every one according to his work.

³⁰ I passed by the field of the slothful man, and by the vineyard of the foolish man:

³¹ And behold it was all filled with nettles, and thorns had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall was broken down.

²⁹ Don't say to yourself, “I'm going to do to him what he did to me! I'll pay him back for what he's done!”

³⁰ I walked past the field of a lazy man, past a vineyard of someone with no sense.

³¹ It was all overgrown with thorns, the ground was covered with weeds, and the stone wall had fallen down.

²⁹ Say not, I wil doe to him, as he hath done to mee, I will recompence euery man according to his worke.

³⁰ I passed by the fielde of the slouthfull, and by the vineyarde of the man destitute of vnderstanding.

³¹ And lo, it was al growen ouer with thornes, and nettles had couered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken downe.

²⁹ Say not: 'I will do so to him as he hath done to me; I will render to the man according to his work.'

³⁰ I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;

³¹ And, lo, it was all grown over with thistles, the face thereof was covered with nettles, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.

²⁹ Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me: I will render to the man according to his work.

³⁰ I went by the field of the slothful, And by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;

³¹ And lo, it was all grown over with thorns, And nettles had covered the face thereof, And the stone wall thereof was broken down.

²⁹ Say not, As he hath done to me so will I do to him: I will recompense every man according to his doing.

³⁰ By the field of a slothful man I once passed along, and by the vineyard of a man void of sense:

³¹ And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, nettles had covered its surface, and its stone-wall was broken down.

²⁹ Say not, As he has treated me, so will I treat him, And I will avenge myself on him for that wherein he has injured me.

³⁰ A foolish man is like a farm, And a senseless man is like a vineyard.

³¹ If thou let him alone, he will altogether remain barren and covered with weeds; And he becomes destitute, And his stone walls are broken down.

²⁹ Say not, “As he hath done to me, So will I do to him; I will render to the man according to his doings.”

³⁰ I passed by the field of the slothful, And by the vineyard of the man void of understanding,

³¹ And, lo! it was all overgrown with thorns, And the face thereof was covered with nettles, And the stone wall thereof was broken down.

²⁹ Don’t say, “I will do to him as he has done to me; I will render to the man according to his work.”

³⁰ I went by the field of the sluggard, by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;

³¹ Behold, it was all grown over with thorns. Its surface was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down.

²⁹ Do not say, “I will do to him what he has done to me; I will pay him back for what he has done.”

³⁰ I went by the field of a lazy man, past the vineyard of the man having no sense.

³¹ Thorns had grown up everywhere, the ground was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down.

²⁹ Don’t say, “I will do to him as he has done to me; I will repay the man according to his work.”

³⁰ I went by the field of the sluggard, by the vineyard of the man void of understanding.

³¹ Behold, it was all grown over with thorns. Its surface was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down.

²⁹ Don’t say, “I will do to him as he has done to me; I will repay the man according to his work.”

³⁰ I went by the field of the sluggard, by the vineyard of the man void of understanding.

³¹ Behold, it was all grown over with thorns. Its surface was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down.

²⁹ Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me: I will render to the man according to his work.

³⁰ I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;

³¹ And lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face of it, and its stone wall was broken down.

²⁹ Don’t say, “I will do to him as he has done to me; I will repay the man according to his work.”

³⁰ I went by the field of the sluggard, by the vineyard of the man void of understanding.

³¹ Behold, it was all grown over with thorns. Its surface was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down.

²⁹ Don’t say, “I will do to him as he has done to me; I will repay the man according to his work.”

³⁰ I went by the field of the sluggard, by the vineyard of the man void of understanding.

³¹ Behold, it was all grown over with thorns. Its surface was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down.

²⁹ Say thou not, As he did to me, so I shall do to him, and I shall yield to each man after his work.

³⁰ I passed by the field of a slow man, and by the vinery or the vineyard of a fond or foolish man;

³¹ and lo! nettles had filled all, thorns had covered the higher part thereof, and the wall of stones without mortar was destroyed.

²⁹ Say thou not, As he did to me, so I shall do to him, and I shall yield to each man after his work.

³⁰ I passed by the field of a slow man, and by the vinery of a fond man; (I passed by a lazy man’s field, and by a foolish person’s vineyard;)

³¹ and lo! nettles had filled all, thorns had covered the higher part thereof, and the wall of stones without mortar was destroyed.

²⁹ Say not, 'As he did to me, so I do to him, I render to each according to his work.'

³⁰ Near the field of a slothful man I passed by, And near the vineyard of a man lacking heart.

³¹ And lo, it hath gone up — all of it — thorns! Covered its face have nettles, And its stone wall hath been broken down.