Verse Comparison: Proverbs 26:10
American Standard Version
`As' an archer that woundeth all, So is he that hireth a fool and he that hireth them that pass by.
Amplified® Bible
[But] like an archer who wounds all, so is he who hires a fool or chance passers-by.
Contemporary English Version
It's no smarter to shoot arrows at every passerby than it is to hire a bunch of worthless nobodies.
Darby English Version
A master roughly worketh every one: he both hireth the fool and hireth passers-by.
Good News Bible
An employer who hires any fool that comes along is only hurting everybody concerned.
King James Version
The great God that formed all things both rewardeth the fool, and rewardeth transgressors.
New American Standard Bible
{Like} an archer who wounds everyone, So is he who hires a fool or who hires those who pass by.
New International Version
Like an archer who wounds at random
is he who hires a fool or any passer-by.
New King James Version
The great God who formed everything
Gives the fool his hire and the transgressor his wages.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
He who hires a fool or who hires those who pass by resembles an archer who wounds everyone,
Revised Standard Version
Like an archer who wounds everybody is he who hires a passing fool or drunkard.
Young's Literal Translation
Great `is' the Former of all, And He is rewarding a fool, And is rewarding transgressors.
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