Assamese: ধনুৰ্দ্ধৰে যিদৰে সকলোকে আঘাত কৰে, কোনো এজনে অজ্ঞানী, বা বাটৰুৱাক মজুৰি কৰোৱাও তেনে।
AYT: Bagaikan pemanah yang melukai setiap orang, seperti itulah orang yang mempekerjakan orang bodoh atau yang mempekerjakan orang yang lewat.
Bengali: যেমন ধনুর্দ্ধর সকলকে ক্ষতবিক্ষত করে, তেমনি সেই ব্যক্তি, যে নির্বোধকে বেতন দেয়, আর যে পথের লোককে বেতন দেয়।
Gujarati: ઉત્તમ કારીગર બધું કામ પોતે જ કરે છે પણ મૂર્ખની પાસે કામ કરાવનાર વટેમાર્ગુને રોજે રાખનાર જેવો છે.
Hindi: जैसा कोई तीरन्दाज जो अकारण सब को मारता हो, वैसा ही मूर्खों वा बटोहियों का मजदूरी में लगानेवाला भी होता है।
Kannada: ಮೂಢರನ್ನೂ, ತಿರುಗಾಡುವವರನ್ನೂ ಕೂಲಿಗೆ ಕರೆಯುವವನು, ಯಾರಿಗೋ ತಗಲಲಿ ಎಂದು ಬಾಣವನ್ನು ಎಸೆಯುವವನ ಹಾಗೆ.
Marathi: एखादा तिरंदाज प्रत्येकाला जखमी करतो, तसेच जो मूर्खाला किंवा जवळून आल्या गेल्यास मोलाने काम करायला लावतो तो तसाच आहे.
Odiya: ବାଣୁଆ ଯେପରି ସମସ୍ତଙ୍କୁ କ୍ଷତବିକ୍ଷତ କରେ, ସେପରି ସେହି ଲୋକ, ଯେ ମୂର୍ଖକୁ ବେତନ ଦିଏ ଓ ଯେ ପଥିକକୁ ବେତନ ଦିଏ ।
Punjabi: ਜਿਵੇਂ ਤੀਰ ਅੰਦਾਜ਼ ਸਭਨਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਫੱਟੜ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ, ਤਿਵੇਂ ਉਹ ਹੈ ਜੋ ਮੂਰਖ ਅਤੇ ਲੰਘਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਨੂੰ ਮਜ਼ਦੂਰੀ ਤੇ ਲਾਉਂਦਾ ਹੈ ।
Tamil: பலத்தவன் அனைவரையும் நோகச்செய்து, மூடனையும் வேலைவாங்குகிறான், மீறி நடக்கிறவர்களையும் வேலைவாங்குகிறான்.
Telugu: బుద్ధిలేని వాణ్ణి, లేదా అటుగా వెళ్తూ ఉండే ఎవరో ఒకరిని కూలికి పెట్టుకునే వాడు అందరినీ గాయపరచే విలుకాడితో సమానం.
NETBible: Like an archer who wounds at random, so is the one who hires a fool or hires any passer-by.
NASB: Like an archer who wounds everyone, So is he who hires a fool or who hires those who pass by.
HCSB: The one who hires a fool, or who hires those passing by, is like an archer who wounds everyone.
LEB: Like many people who destroy everything, so is one who hires fools or drifters.
NIV: Like an archer who wounds at random is he who hires a fool or any passer-by.
ESV: Like an archer who wounds everyone is one who hires a passing fool or drunkard.
NRSV: Like an archer who wounds everybody is one who hires a passing fool or drunkard.
REB: Like an archer who shoots at any passer-by is one who hires a fool or a drunkard.
NKJV: The great God who formed everything Gives the fool his hire and the transgressor his wages.
KJV: The great [God] that formed all [things] both rewardeth the fool, and rewardeth transgressors.
NLT: An employer who hires a fool or a bystander is like an archer who shoots recklessly.
GNB: An employer who hires any fool that comes along is only hurting everybody concerned.
ERV: Hiring a fool or a stranger who is just passing by is dangerous—you don’t know who might get hurt.
BBE: Like an archer wounding all who go by, is a foolish man overcome by drink.
MSG: Hire a fool or a drunk and you shoot yourself in the foot.
CEV: It's no smarter to shoot arrows at every passerby than it is to hire a bunch of worthless nobodies.
CEVUK: It's no cleverer to shoot arrows at every passer-by than it is to hire a bunch of worthless nobodies.
GWV: Like many people who destroy everything, so is one who hires fools or drifters.
NET [draft] ITL: Like an archer <07227> who wounds <02342> at random <03605>, so is the one who hires <07936> a fool <03684> or hires <07936> any passer-by <05674>.