Wisdom is better than weapons of war, but one bungler destroys much good.
1 Samuel 14:30 - New Revised Standard Version Catholic Interconfessional How much better if today the troops had eaten freely of the spoil taken from their enemies; for now the slaughter among the Philistines has not been great.” Higit pang mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 How much more, if haply the people had eaten freely to day of the spoil of their enemies which they found? for had there not been now a much greater slaughter among the Philistines? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition How much better if the men had eaten freely today of the spoil of their enemies which they found! For now the slaughter of the Philistines has not been great. American Standard Version (1901) How much more, if haply the people had eaten freely to-day of the spoil of their enemies which they found? for now hath there been no great slaughter among the Philistines. Common English Bible It would have been even better if the troops had eaten some of their enemies’ plunder today when they found it! But now the Philistine defeat isn’t as thorough as it might have been.” Catholic Public Domain Version How much more so, if the people had eaten from the plunder that they find with their enemies? Would not a greater slaughter have been accomplished among the Philistines?" Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version How much more if the people had eaten of the prey of their enemies, which they found? Had there not been made a greater slaughter among the Philistines? |
Wisdom is better than weapons of war, but one bungler destroys much good.
Then Jonathan said, “My father has troubled the land; see how my eyes have brightened because I tasted a little of this honey.
After they had struck down the Philistines that day from Michmash to Aijalon, the troops were very faint;