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Proverbs 26:6

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

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מְקַצֶּ֣הmeqatsehcut offקָצָהverb, piel, participle, absolute — “cut off”, a verb used as a describing wordH7096to cut off; (figuratively) to destroy; (partially) to scrape offcut off, cut short, scrape (off).רַ֭גְלַיִםraglayimfootרֶגֶלnoun, common, feminine, dual, absolute — “foot”, the ordinary formH7272a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda[idiom] be able to endure, [idiom] according as, [idiom] after, [idiom] coming, [idiom] follow, (broken-)foot(-ed, -stool), [idiom] great toe, [idiom] haunt, [idiom] journey, leg, [phrase] piss, [phrase] possession, time.חָמָ֣סchamasviolenceחָמָסnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “violence”, the ordinary formH2555violence; by implication, wrong; by meton. unjust gaincruel(-ty), damage, false, injustice, [idiom] oppressor, unrighteous, violence (against, done), violent (dealing), wrong.שֹׁתֶ֑הshotehbanquetשָׁתָהverb, qal, participle, absolute — “banquet”, a verb used as a describing wordH8354to imbibe (literally or figuratively)[idiom] assuredly, banquet, [idiom] certainly, drink(-er, -ing), drunk ([idiom] -ard), surely. (Prop. intensive of H8248 (שָׁקָה).)שֹׁלֵ֖חַsholechasendשָׁלַחverb, qal, participle, absolute — “send”, a verb used as a describing wordH7971to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)[idiom] any wise, appoint, bring (on the way), cast (away, out), conduct, [idiom] earnestly, forsake, give (up), grow long, lay, leave, let depart (down, go, loose), push away, put (away, forth, in, out), reach forth, send (away, forth, ou…דְּבָרִ֣יםdevarimcauseדָּבָרnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “cause”, the ordinary formH1697a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a causeact, advice, affair, answer, [idiom] any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, [phrase] chronicles, commandment, [idiom] commune(-ication), [phrase] concern(-ing), [phrase] confer, counsel, [phrase] dea…בְּיַדbeyadin handיָדpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “in hand”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3027a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),([phrase] be) able, [idiom] about, [phrase] armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, [idiom] bounty, [phrase] broad, (broken-) handed, [idiom] by, charge, coast, [phrase] consecrate, [phrase] creditor, custody, debt, dominion, […כְּסִֽילkesilfoolכְּסִילadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “fool”, the ordinary formH3684properly, fat, i.e. (figuratively) stupid or sillyfool(-ish).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

He is cutting off feet, he is drinking injury, Who is sending things by the hand of a fool.

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

He that sendeth words by a foolish messenger, is lame of feet and drinketh iniquity.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

He that sends a message by a foolish messenger procures for himself a reproach from his own ways.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐκ τῶν ὁδῶν ἑαυτοῦ ὄνειδος ποιεῖται ὁ ἀποστείλας διʼ ἀγγέλου ἄφρονος λόγον.