As the partridge that sitteth on [eggs] which she hath not laid, so is he that getteth riches, and not by right; in the midst of his days they shall leave him, and at his end he shall be a fool.

[As] the partridgeª sittethª° [on eggs], and hatchethª° [them] not;¹ [so] he that gettethª° riches,ª and not¹ by right,ª shall leaveª° them in the midstª of his days,ª and at his endª shall be¹ a fool.ª

[As] the partrichª sittethª° [on egges], and hatchethª° [them] not:¹ [so] he that gettethª° richesª and not¹ by right,ª shall leaueª° them in the midstª of his dayes,ª and at his endª shall be¹ a foole.ª

The partridge utters her voice, she gathers [eggs] which she did not lay; [so is a man] gaining his wealth unjustly; in the midst of his days [his riches] shall leave him, and at his latter end he will be a fool.

[As] the partridgeª sittethª° [on eggs], and hatchethª° [them] not;¹ [so] he that gettethª° riches,ª and not¹ by right,ª shall leaveª° them in the midstª of his days,ª and at his endª shall be¹ a fool.ª

qorë dägar w'lo yäläd oseh osher w'lo v'mish'Päţ Bachátziy *yomô [yämäyw] yaaz'veNû ûv'acháriytô yih'yeh näväl