Verse 3
A stone is heavy and sand is a burden, but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.
Other Translations
GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk
Stein er tungt, og sand er tung, men sinnet til en dårer er tyngre enn begge.
Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst
En stein er tung, og sanden har vekt; men en dåres vrede er tyngre enn begge.
Norsk King James
En stein er tung, og sand er tung; men vreden til en dummes er tyngre enn begge.
Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866
Steiner er tunge, og sand er en byrde, men en dåres sinne er enda tyngre.
Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål
Stein er tungt, og sand er byrdefullt, men dårens vrede er tyngre enn begge.
Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611
En stein er tung, og sanden er tung, men en toskes vrede er tyngre enn begge deler.
o3-mini KJV Norsk
En stein er tung og sanden vektig, men en tåpes vrede er enda tyngre enn dem begge.
En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)
En stein er tung, og sanden er tung, men en toskes vrede er tyngre enn begge deler.
Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst
Steinens tyngde og sandens vekt – men dårens vrede er tyngre enn begge.
GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024
En stein er tung, og sand er tyngre, men dårens vrede er tyngre enn begge.
Original Norsk Bibel 1866
Stene ere svare, og Sand er en Byrde, men en Daares Fortørnelse er svarere end begge.
King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's wrath is heavier than them both.
KJV 1769 norsk
En stein er tung, og sand veier mye; men en tosk sin vrede er tyngre enn begge deler.
KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk
A stone is heavy, and sand is weighty, but a fool's anger is heavier than both.
King James Version 1611 (Original)
A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's wrath is heavier than them both.
Norsk oversettelse av Webster
En stein er tung, og sand er en byrde, men en dåres provokasjon er tyngre enn begge.
Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation
En stein er tung, og sand er tung, men en dåres vrede er tyngre enn begge.
Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901
En stein er tung, og sand veier mye, men en dåres vrede er tyngre enn begge deler.
Norsk oversettelse av BBE
En stein er tung, og sanden er trykkende; men dårens vrede er tyngre enn begge.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
The stone is heuy, and the sonde weightie: but a fooles wrath is heuyer then they both.
Geneva Bible (1560)
A stone is heauie, and the sand weightie: but a fooles wrath is heauier then them both.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
The stone is heauie, and the sande wayghtie: but a fooles wrath is heauier then them both.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
¶ A stone [is] heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's wrath [is] heavier than them both.
Webster's Bible (1833)
A stone is heavy, And sand is a burden; But a fool's provocation is heavier than both.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
A stone `is' heavy, and the sand `is' heavy, And the anger of a fool Is heavier than they both.
American Standard Version (1901)
A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; But a fool's vexation is heavier than they both.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
A stone has great weight, and sand is crushing; but the wrath of the foolish is of greater weight than these.
World English Bible (2000)
A stone is heavy, and sand is a burden; but a fool's provocation is heavier than both.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
A stone is heavy and sand is weighty, but vexation by a fool is more burdensome than the two of them.
Referenced Verses
- Prov 17:12 : 12 Better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool in his folly.
- Dan 3:19 : 19 Then Nebuchadnezzar was filled with rage, and the expression on his face changed toward Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego. He ordered that the furnace be heated seven times hotter than usual.
- 1 John 3:12 : 12 Not like Cain, who was from the evil one and killed his brother. And why did he kill him? Because his deeds were evil and his brother’s were righteous.
- Gen 34:25-26 : 25 On the third day, when they were in pain, two of Jacob's sons, Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brothers, each took his sword, came against the city undetected, and killed every male. 26 They killed Hamor and his son Shechem with the sword and took Dinah from Shechem's house and left.
- Gen 49:7 : 7 'Cursed be their anger, so fierce, and their fury, so cruel! I will divide them in Jacob and scatter them in Israel.'
- 1 Sam 22:18-19 : 18 The king then commanded Doeg, 'Turn and strike down the priests!' So Doeg the Edomite turned and struck them down. That day he killed eighty-five men who wore the linen ephod. 19 He also put to the sword Nob, the city of the priests, killing its men and women, children and infants, and also its oxen, donkeys, and sheep.
- Esth 3:5-6 : 5 When Haman saw that Mordecai would not bow down or pay homage to him, he was filled with rage. 6 But he considered it beneath him to attack Mordecai alone, for they had told him about Mordecai’s people. So Haman sought to destroy all the Jews throughout the kingdom of Ahasuerus, the people of Mordecai.