Ecclesiastes · קֹהֶלֶת

Ecclesiastes 10:20

גַּ֣ם בְּמַדָּעֲךָ֗ מֶ֙לֶךְ֙ אַל תְּקַלֵּ֔ל וּבְחַדְרֵ֥י מִשְׁכָּבְךָ֖ אַל תְּקַלֵּ֣ל עָשִׁ֑יר כִּ֣י ע֣וֹף הַשָּׁמַ֡יִם יוֹלִ֤יךְ אֶת הַקּ֙וֹל֙ וּבַ֣עַל כְּנָפַ֔יִם יַגֵּ֖יד דָּבָֽר׃
gam bmadaʿaka melek ʾal tqalel vbḥadrey mishkabka ʾal tqalel ʿashiyr kiy ʿvof hashamayim yvoliyk ʾet haqvol vbaʿal knapayim yageyd dabar
King James Version (KJV)

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.

Modern English

Even in your thoughts, do not curse the king, nor in your bedroom curse the rich, for a bird of the air will carry your voice, or some winged creature will tell the matter.

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