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Unchecked Copy BoxEcclesiastes 12:11 - The words of the wise are like goads, their collected sayings like firmly embedded nails—given by one shepherd.[fn]
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Translations for Ecclesiastes 12:11
The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.

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The words of the wise are like goads, and the words of scholars[fn] are like well-driven nails, given by one Shepherd.

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The words of the wise are like cattle prods—painful but helpful. Their collected sayings are like a nail-studded stick with which a shepherd[fn] drives the sheep.

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The words of the wise are like goads, their collected sayings like firmly embedded nails—given by one shepherd.[fn]

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The words of the wise are like goads, and like nails firmly fixed are the collected sayings; they are given by one Shepherd.

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The sayings of the wise are like cattle prods, and those from masters of collections are like firmly embedded nails. The sayings are given by one Shepherd.[fn]

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The words of the wise are like [fn]goads, and masters of these collections are like driven nails; they are given by one Shepherd.

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The words of wise men are like goads, and masters of these collections are like [fn]well-driven nails; they are given by one Shepherd.

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The words of wise men are like goads, and masters of these collections are like [fn]well-driven nails; they are given by one Shepherd.

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The words of the wise are like [prodding] goads, and these collected sayings are [firmly fixed in the mind] like well-driven nails; [fn]they are given by one Shepherd.

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The words of the sages are like prods, and the collected sayings are like firmly fixed nails; they are given by one shepherd.

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The sayings of the wise are like goads, and like nails firmly fixed are the collected sayings which are given by one Shepherd.

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The words of the wise are as goads; and as nails well fastened are the words of the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.

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Words of the wise are as goads, and as fences planted by the masters of collections, they have been given by one shepherd.

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The words of the wise are as goads, and the collections of them as nails fastened in: they are given from one shepherd.

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The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.

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The words of the wise are like goads; and like nails well fastened are words from the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.

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verba sapientium sicut stimuli et quasi clavi in altum defixi quae per magistrorum concilium data sunt a pastore uno

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أَقْوَالُ الْحُكَمَاءِ كالْمَنَاخِسِ، وَكَلِمَاتُهُمُ الْمَجْمُوعَةُ الصَّادِرَةُ عَنْ رَاعٍ وَاحِدٍ (أَيِ الْمَلِكِ) رَاسِخَةٌ فِي الْعُقُولِ كَالْمَسَامِيرِ الْمُثَبَّتَةِ.

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דִּבְרֵ֤י חֲכָמִים֙ כַּדָּ֣רְבֹנ֔וֹת וּֽכְמַשְׂמְר֥וֹת נְטוּעִ֖ים בַּעֲלֵ֣י אֲסֻפּ֑וֹת נִתְּנ֖וּ מֵרֹעֶ֥ה אֶחָֽד׃

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λόγοι σοφῶν ὡς τὰ βούκεντρα καὶ ὡς ἧλοι πεφυτευμένοι οἳ παρὰ τῶν συναγμάτων ἐδόθησαν ἐκ ποιμένος ἑνὸς καὶ περισσὸν ἐξ αὐτῶν

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كَلاَمُ الْحُكَمَاءِ كَالْمَنَاسِيسِ، وَكَأَوْتَادٍ مُنْغَرِزَةٍ، أَرْبَابُ الْجَمَاعَاتِ، قَدْ أُعْطِيَتْ مِنْ رَاعٍ وَاحِدٍ.

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The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails firmly fastened, which have been given from one shepherd by agreement.

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Las palabras de los sabios son como aguijones; y como clavos hincados, las de los maestros de las congregaciones, dadas por un Pastor.

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Las palabras de los sabios son como aguijones; y como clavos hincados son las de los maestros de las congregaciones, dadas por un Pastor.

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The words of the wise are pointed, and sayings grouped together are like nails fixed with a hammer; they are given by one guide.

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智慧人的言語、好像刺棍.會中之師的言語、又像釘穩的釘子.都是一個牧者所賜的。

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Las palabras de los sabios son como aguijones, y como clavos hincados son las palabras que forman parte de una colección y que son expuestas por un Pastor.

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지혜자의 말씀은 찌르는 채찍같고 회중의 스승의 말씀은 잘 박힌 못 같으니 다 한 목자의 주신 바니라

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(ls 12:13) Les paroles des sages sont comme des aiguillons; et, rassemblées en un recueil, elles sont comme des clous plantés, données par un seul maître.

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Die Worte der Weisen sind Stacheln und Nägel; sie sind geschrieben durch die Meister der Versammlungen und von einem Hirten gegeben.

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Слова мудрых--как иглы и как вбитые гвозди, и составители их--от единого пастыря.

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Las palabras de los sabios son como aguijones; y como clavos hincados, las de los maestros de las congregaciones, puestas por debajo de un Pastor.

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