Ecclesiastes 7:21
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7:21Also, do not pay attention to everything that people69 say;
otherwise,70 you might even hear71 your servant cursing you.
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- 69 Heb “they”; the referent (people) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
- 70 Heb “so that you do not hear …”; or “lest you hear.…”
- 71 The imperfect tense verb תִשְׁמַע (tishma’; from שָׁמַע [shama’, “to hear”]) functions in a modal sense, denoting possibility: “you might hear” (see 508 §31.4e).
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
Do not take to heart all the things that people say, lest you hear your servant cursing you.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
Do not pay attention to every word people say,
or you may hear your servant cursing you—
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Don’t pay attention to everything people say, or you may hear your servant cursing you,
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NLTNew Living Translation
Don’t eavesdrop on others—you may hear your servant curse you.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
Do not pay attention to everything people say,
lest you hear your own servant curse you.
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KJV 1900King James Version
Also take no heed unto all words that are spoken; lest thou hear thy servant curse thee:
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