Jeremiah 17:11

King James Version (KJV)

As the partridge sitteth on eggs, and hatcheth them not; so he that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool.

Translations

Jeremiah 17:11 - Amplified Bible

Like the partridge that gathers a brood which she did not hatch {and} sits on eggs which she has not laid, so is he who gets riches by unjust means {and} not by right. He will leave them, {or} they will leave him, in the midst of his days, and at his end he will be a fool.

Jeremiah 17:11 - American Standard Version

As the partridge that sitteth on eggs which she hath not laid, so is he that getteth riches, and not by right; in the midst of his days they shall leave him, and at his end he shall be a fool.

Jeremiah 17:11 - Bible in Basic English

Like the partridge, getting eggs together but not producing young, is a man who gets wealth but not by right; before half his days are ended, it will go from him, and at his end he will be foolish.

Jeremiah 17:11 - Darby Bible

[As] the partridge sitteth on [eggs] it hath not laid, [so] is he that getteth riches and not by right: in the midst of his days shall he leave them, and at his end shall be a fool.

Jeremiah 17:11 - English Standard Version

Like the partridge that gathers a brood that she did not hatch, so is he who gets riches but not by justice; in the midst of his days they will leave him, and at his end he will be a fool.

Jeremiah 17:11 - King James Version

As the partridge sitteth on eggs, and hatcheth them not; so he that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool.

Jeremiah 17:11 - La Biblia de las Americas

Como perdiz que incuba lo que no ha puesto,
es el que adquiere una fortuna, pero no con justicia,
en la mitad de sus dìas lo abandonará,
y al final será un insensato.

Jeremiah 17:11 - The Message

Like a cowbird that cheats by laying its eggs
   in another bird’s nest
Is the person who gets rich by cheating.
   When the eggs hatch, the deceit is exposed.
What a fool he’ll look like then!

Jeremiah 17:11 - New American Standard Bible

"As a partridge that hatches eggs which it has not laid, {So} is he who makes a fortune, but unjustly; In the midst of his days it will forsake him, And in the end he will be a fool."

Jeremiah 17:11 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Como perdiz que incuba lo que no ha puesto,
Es el que adquiere una fortuna, pero no con justicia,
En la mitad de sus dìas lo abandonará,
Y al final será un insensato."

Jeremiah 17:11 - World English Bible

As the partridge that sits on [eggs] which she has not laid, so is he who gets riches, and not by right; in the midst of his days they shall leave him, and at his end he shall be a fool.

Jeremiah 17:11 - Young's Living Translation

A partridge hatching, and not bringing forth, [Is] one making wealth, and not by right, In the midst of his days he doth forsake it, And in his latter end -- he is a fool.

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