Amos 5 : 13

Amos 5:13

Compared across 30 translations

English
Therefore, he who is prudent and has insight will keep silent at such a [corrupt and evil] time, for it is an evil time [when people will not listen to truth and will disregard those of good character].
Therefore the prudent shall keep silence in that time; for it is an evil time.
Justice is a lost cause. Evil is epidemic. Decent people throw up their hands.Protest and rebuke are useless, a waste of breath.
Therefore at [k]such a time the prudent person keeps silent, for it is an evil time.
So those who are wise keep quiet in times like these. That’s because the times are evil.
Therefore the prudent keep quiet in such times, for the times are evil.
Therefore the prudent keep quiet in such times, for the times are evil.
So those who are smart keep their mouths shut, for it is an evil time.
Arabic
لِهَذَا يَصْمُتُ الْعَاقِلُ فِي مِثْلِ هَذَا الزَّمَانِ الرَّدِيءِ.
Danish
I den slags onde tider tvinges den kloge til tavshed.
German
Wer klug ist, der schweigt in dieser schlimmen Zeit.«
Spanish
Por eso en circunstancias como estas guarda silencio el prudente, porque estos tiempos son malos.
Por eso en circunstancias como estas guarda silencio el prudente, porque estos tiempos son malos.
French
Aussi, l’homme avisé |se tait en ce temps-ci,car ce temps est mauvais.
Hiligaynon
Gani tungod sa kalaot sang sini nga panahon, ang mga tawo nga nakaintiendi sang kabubut-on sang Dios nagahipos na lang.
Japanese
それゆえ賢い者たちは、あなたがたが罰せられる恐ろしい日には、主に口出しをしようとはしません。
Korean
그러므로 이런 악한 때에 지혜로운 자는 침묵을 지킨다.
nl
Daarom zullen de verstandige mensen wel zo wijs zijn zich nergens in te mengen op de vreselijke dag van uw bestraffing.
Portuguese
Por isso o prudente se cala em tais situações,pois é tempo de desgraças.
Por isso, todo aquele que for sábio guardará silêncio, porque é um tempo muito hostil.
Romanian
De aceea, în vremuri ca acestea, cel prudent rămâne tăcut, căci sunt vremuri rele.
Russian
Поэтому благоразумный в такие времена молчит, ведь эти времена злые.
Поэтому благоразумный в такие времена молчит, ведь эти времена злые.
Поэтому благоразумный в такие времена молчит, ведь эти времена злые.
Поэтому благоразумный в такие времена молчит,ведь эти времена злые.
Swedish
Därför tiger den förståndige i denna tid, för det är en ond tid.
Thai
ฉะนั้นคนฉลาดก็นิ่งเสียในยามเช่นนี้เพราะเป็นยุคแห่งความชั่วร้าย
zh-Hans
这是邪恶的时代,所以明智者静默不言。
所 以 通 达 人 见 这 样 的 时 势 必 静 默 不 言 , 因 为 时 势 真 恶 。
zh-Hant
這是邪惡的時代,所以明智者靜默不言。