藉愚昧人手寄信的，是砍断自己的脚，自受损害。

藉愚昧人的手寄信的，就像砍断双脚，喝下残暴。

藉愚昧人的手寄信的，就像砍断双脚，喝下残暴。

靠愚人传信，如同砍断自己的脚，自讨苦吃。

藉愚昧人的手传递信息的，是自断己足，自寻烦恼。

藉着愚昧人的手传送信息的，就是自砍双脚、自讨苦吃。

藉愚昧人手寄信的，是砍斷自己的腳，自受損害。

藉愚昧人的手寄信的，就像砍斷雙腳，喝下殘暴。

藉愚昧人的手寄信的，就像砍斷雙腳，喝下殘暴。

靠愚人傳信，如同砍斷自己的腳，自討苦吃。

藉愚昧人的手傳遞信息的，是自斷己足，自尋煩惱。

由愚頑人經手傳話的、是砍斷自己的腳，自己吸飲着強暴。

藉著愚昧人的手傳送信息的，就是自砍雙腳、自討苦吃。

以蠢者傳言、乃自斷其足、必受損傷、

以事託愚人、必致受害、猶如自斷其足、

Sending a message by the hands of a fool is like cutting off one’s feet or drinking poison.

Sending a message in the hand of a foolish person is like cutting off your feet or drinking poison.

Whoever sends a message by the hand of a fool cuts off his own feet and drinks violence.

Trusting a fool to convey a message is like cutting off one’s feet or drinking poison!

The one who sends a message by a fool’s hand cuts off his own feet and drinks violence.

One who sends a message by the hand of a fool Chops off his own feet and drinks violence.

He who sends a message by the hand of a fool Cuts off his own feet and drinks violence.

He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool Cutteth off his own feet, and drinketh in damage.

The one who sends a message by a fool’s hand cuts off his own feet and drinks violence.

He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet,[ and] drinketh damage.

Like cutting off the feet or drinking violence, so is sending a message by the hand of a fool.

One who sends a message by the hand of a fool is cutting off feet and drinking violence.

As vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so are sluggards to those who send them. (niv)

A wicked messenger falls into trouble, but a trustworthy envoy brings healing. (niv)

Like a snow- cooled drink at harvest time is a trustworthy messenger to the one who sends him; he refreshes the spirit of his master. (niv)

But the men who had gone up with him said,“ We can’t attack those people; they are stronger than we are.” (niv)