Verse 5

The fool folds his hands together, and eats his own flesh.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Dåren omfavner sine hender og ødelegger sitt eget liv.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Den dumme folder hendene i fanget og eter sitt eget kjød.

• Norsk King James

  Dåren folder hendene sine sammen og spiser sitt eget kjøtt.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Dåren sitter med hendene i fanget og sløser bort sitt eget liv.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Den dumme bare tvinner hendene sammen og fortærer sitt eget kjøtt.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Dåren folder hendene sammen og fortærer sitt eget kjøtt.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Dåren folder hendene sammen og fortærer sitt eget kjøtt.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Dåren folder hendene sammen og fortærer sitt eget kjøtt.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Den dumme folder hendene og eter sitt eget kjød.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  The fool folds his hands and ruins himself.

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "Ecclesiastes.4.5", "source": "הַכְּסִיל֙ חֹבֵ֣ק אֶת־יָדָ֔יו וְאֹכֵ֖ל אֶת־בְּשָׂרֽוֹ׃", "text": "The-*kəsîl* *ḥōḇēq* *ʾet*-*yādāyw* and-*ʾōḵēl* *ʾet*-*bəśārô*", "grammar": { "*kəsîl*": "noun, masculine singular - fool", "*ḥōḇēq*": "Qal participle, masculine singular - folding/embracing", "*yādāyw*": "noun, feminine dual + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his hands", "*ʾōḵēl*": "Qal participle, masculine singular - eating/consuming", "*bəśārô*": "noun, masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his flesh" }, "variants": { "*kəsîl*": "fool/stupid person", "*ḥōḇēq*": "folding/embracing/clasping", "*ʾōḵēl ʾet-bəśārô*": "eats his own flesh/consumes himself/destroys himself" } }

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Dåren folder sine hender og fortærer sitt eget kjøtt.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Daaren lægger sine Hænder sammen og æder sit (eget) Kjød.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Dåren folder hendene sammen og spiser sitt eget kjøtt.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Dåren legger hendene i fanget og ødelegger seg selv.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Tåpen folder hendene og spiser sitt eget kjøtt.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Dåren folder hendene sammen og eter sitt eget kjøtt.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Den tåpelige mannen legger hendene i fanget og fortærer sitt eget kjød.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  The foole foldeth his handes together, & eateth vp his owne flesh.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  The foole foldeth his hands, and eateth vp his owne flesh.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  The foole foldeth his handes together, and eateth vp his owne fleshe.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  The fool folds his hands together and ruins himself.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  The fool is clasping his hands, and eating his own flesh:

• American Standard Version (1901)

  The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  The foolish man, folding his hands, takes the flesh of his body for food.

• World English Bible (2000)

  The fool folds his hands together and ruins himself.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The fool folds his hands and does no work, so he has nothing to eat but his own flesh.

Referenced Verses

• Isa 9:20 : 20 And he will snatch on the right hand and be hungry; and he will eat on the left hand and not be satisfied; they will eat every man the flesh of his own arm.
• Prov 6:10-11 : 10 A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: 11 So shall your poverty come upon you like a traveler, and your need like an armed man.
• Prov 11:17 : 17 The merciful man does good to his own soul, but he who is cruel troubles his own flesh.
• Prov 12:27 : 27 The lazy man does not roast what he took in hunting, but diligence is a man's precious possession.
• Prov 13:4 : 4 The soul of the sluggard desires and has nothing, but the soul of the diligent shall be made rich.
• Prov 20:4 : 4 The sluggard will not plow because of the cold; therefore he shall beg during harvest, and have nothing.
• Prov 24:33-34 : 33 A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep. 34 So shall your poverty come as a robber, and your want as an armed man.
• Job 13:14 : 14 Why do I take my flesh in my teeth and put my life in my hand?