Protestantism
English
As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come.
As the sparrow in her wandering, as the swallow in her flying, So the curse that is causeless alighteth not.
As a bird by wandering, as a swallow by flying, So reviling without cause doth not come.
As the sparrow for flitting about, as the swallow for flying, so a curse undeserved shall not come.
As the sparowe by flying, and the swallow by flying escape, so the curse that is causeles, shall not come.
As the sparrow in her wandering, as the swallow in her flying, so the curse that is causeless does not alight.
As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come.
As the sparrow in her wandering and the swallow in her flight, so the curse does not come without a cause.
Like a fluttering sparrow or darting swallow, an undeserved curse does not come to rest.
As the wandering sparrow, as the flying swallow, so the curse that is causeless shall come home.
As the sparrow in its wandering, as the swallow in its flight, so the curse causeless shall never come.
As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come.
Like the sparrow is to fluttering and like the swallow is to flying, so an undeserved curse does not go forth.
As the wandering bird, as the swallow in its flying, so the causeless curse shall never come.
As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse without cause shall not come.
Like a fluttering sparrow, like a darting swallow, so the undeserved curse doesn't come to rest.
Like a fluttering sparrow, like a darting swallow, so the undeserved curse doesn't come to rest.
Like a fluttering sparrow, like a darting swallow, so the undeserved curse doesn't come to rest.
As the sparrow wandereth, and the swallow flieth away, So the curse without cause shall not come.
As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come.
As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come.
As a sparrow in wandering, as a swallow in flying, so, a causeless curse, shall not alight.
As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come.
As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come.
Catholicism
English
As a bird flying to other places, and a sparrow going here or there: so a curse uttered without cause shall come upon a man.
Like a bird flying away to another place, and like a sparrow that hurries away freely, so also a curse uttered against someone without cause will pass away.12
- 26:2In this case, the ‘super’ in ‘superveniet’ means ‘beyond’ or ‘away,’ rather than ‘upon.’(Conte)
- 26:2As a bird, etc: The meaning is, that a curse uttered without cause shall do no harm to the person that is cursed, but will return upon him that curses, as wherever a bird flies, it returns to its own nest.(Challoner)