KJV
ASV
12. Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, Rather than a fool in his folly.

ESV
12. Let a man meet a she-bear robbed of her cubs rather than a fool in his folly.

ERVEN
12. It is better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool who is busy doing foolish things.

NLT
12. It is safer to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than to confront a fool caught in foolishness.

WEB
12. Let a bear robbed of her cubs meet a man, Rather than a fool in his folly.

NET
12. It is better for a person to meet a mother bear being robbed of her cubs, than to encounter a fool in his folly.

NLV
12. A man meeting a bear robbed of her little ones is better than meeting a fool in his foolish way.

HCSB
12. Better for a man to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool in his foolishness.

YLT
12. The meeting of a bereaved bear by a man, And -- not a fool in his folly.

LITV
12. Let a bear bereaved of her cubs meet a man, rather than a fool in his foolishness.

RV
12. Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.

NCV
12. It is better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than to meet a fool doing foolish things.

MKJV
12. Let a bear robbed of her cubs meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.

AKJV
12. Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.

LXXEN
12. Care may befall a man of understanding; but fools will meditate evils.



KJV
12. Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.

AMP
12. Let [the brute ferocity of] a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man rather than a [self-confident] fool in his folly [when he is in a rage]. [Hos. 13:8.]

KJVP
12. Let a bear H1677 robbed H7909 of her whelps meet H6298 a man H376 , rather H408 W-NPAR than a fool H3684 NMS in his folly H200 .

YLT
12. The meeting of a bereaved bear by a man, And -- not a fool in his folly.

ASV
12. Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, Rather than a fool in his folly.

WEB
12. Let a bear robbed of her cubs meet a man, Rather than a fool in his folly.

NASB
12. Face a bear robbed of her cubs, but never a fool in his folly!

ESV
12. Let a man meet a she-bear robbed of her cubs rather than a fool in his folly.

RV
12. Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.

RSV
12. Let a man meet a she-bear robbed of her cubs, rather than a fool in his folly.

NKJV
12. Let a man meet a bear robbed of her cubs, Rather than a fool in his folly.

MKJV
12. Let a bear robbed of her cubs meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.

AKJV
12. Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.

NRSV
12. Better to meet a she-bear robbed of its cubs than to confront a fool immersed in folly.

NIV
12. Better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool in his folly.

NIRV
12. It is better to meet a bear whose cubs have been stolen than to meet a foolish person who is acting foolishly.

NLT
12. It is safer to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than to confront a fool caught in foolishness.

MSG
12. Better to meet a grizzly robbed of her cubs than a fool hellbent on folly.

GNB
12. It is better to meet a mother bear robbed of her cubs than to meet some fool busy with a stupid project.

NET
12. It is better for a person to meet a mother bear being robbed of her cubs, than to encounter a fool in his folly.

ERVEN
12. It is better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool who is busy doing foolish things.