Other translations
New Catholic Bible
The fool will say, “I have no friends, and I get no thanks for my good deeds;
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
The fool says, “I have no friends, and I get no thanks for my good deeds. Those who eat my bread are evil-tongued.”
Good News Translation®
Then that fool will say, Nobody likes me. Nobody appreciates what I do for them. They'll take what I give them, but then talk about me behind my back.
Wycliffe Bible
A friend shall not be to a fool [or To a fool shall not be a friend], and grace shall not be to his goods. For they that eat his bread, be of false tongue, that is, flatterers praising his follies;
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
A fool will say, “I have no friend, and there is no gratitude for my good deeds; those who eat my bread speak unkindly.”
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
The fool says, “I have no friends, and I get no thanks for my good deeds.” Those who eat his bread are evil-tongued.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
The fool says, ‘I have no friends, and I get no thanks for my good deeds. Those who eat my bread are evil-tongued.’
Common English Bible © 2011
Fools say, “I don’t have a friend, and there’s no gratitude for my good deeds.” Those who eat the bread of such people have mean tongues.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
A fool says, “I have no friends nor thanks for my generosity.” Those who eat his bread have a mocking tongue.
Revised Standard Version
A fool will say, “I have no friend, and there is no gratitude for my good deeds; those who eat my bread speak unkindly.”
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
The fool says, ‘I have no friends, and I get no thanks for my good deeds. Those who eat my bread are evil-tongued.’