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Ecclesiastes 10:13

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13The beginning of the words of his mouth is cfoolishness: and the end of †his talk is mischievous dmadness.

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Footnotes

  1. cSee ch. 2:3.
  2. †Heb. his mouth. Gen. 43:7 marg.
  3. dSee ch. 1:17.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness,

and the end of his talk is evil madness.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

At the beginning their words are folly;

at the end they are wicked madness—

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The beginning of the words from his mouth is folly,

but the end of his speaking is evil madness;

NLTNew Living Translation

Fools base their thoughts on foolish assumptions,

so their conclusions will be wicked madness;

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

He begins by saying what is foolish

and ends by uttering what is wicked delusion.