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Douay-Rheims
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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.
King James
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Curse not the king, no not in thy thought; and curse not the rich in thy bedchamber: for a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter.
Louis Second
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Ne maudis pas le roi, même dans ta pensée, et ne maudis pas le riche dans la chambre où tu couches; car l'oiseau du ciel emporterait ta voix, l'animal ailé publierait tes paroles
Martin Luther
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Fluche dem Könige nicht in deinem Herzen und fluche dem Reichen nicht in deiner Schlafkammer; denn die Vögel des Himmels führen die Stimme, und die Fittiche haben, sagen's nach.
Vulgate
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in cogitatione tua regi ne detrahas et in secreto cubiculi tui ne maledixeris diviti quia avis caeli portabit vocem tuam et qui habet pinnas adnuntiabit sententiam

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary


in : (+ acc.) into, toward, against.
in : (+ abl.) in.
ne : (conj.) that .. not, in order that .. not, in order not to.
tui : your, yours /I read YOUR letter that said, dear john.
quia : because.
caeli : skies, heavens, vault of heauen.
qui : quae : que : quod : which, what, that.
qui : (masc. pl. nom.) Let THOSE (men) WHO have eyes to see..
qui : (masc. neut. nom.) (the prince) WHO loved a milkmaid.
qui : (question) how? in what way? / somehow / wherewith.