“As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come.”
King James Version (KJV)
26:2 By flying - Secures itself from the fowler. Not come - Upon the innocent person, but he shall escape from it like a bird.
As the bird by wandring, as the swallow by flying: so the curse causelesse shall not come.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
Like a sparrow in {its} flitting, like a swallow in {its} flying, So a curse without cause does not alight.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
As the sparrow in her wandering, as the swallow in her flying, So the curse that is causeless alighteth not.
- American Standard Version (1901)
As the sparrow in her wandering and the swallow in her flight, so the curse does not come without a cause.
- Basic English Bible
As the sparrow for flitting about, as the swallow for flying, so a curse undeserved shall not come.
- Darby Bible
As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come.
- Webster's Bible
Like a fluttering sparrow, like a darting swallow, so the undeserved curse doesn't come to rest.
- World English Bible
As a bird by wandering, as a swallow by flying, So reviling without cause doth not come.
- Youngs Literal Bible
As the wandering sparrow, as the flying swallow, so the curse that is causeless shall come home.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible