49 'Ɩn nyɩmɛ -ɔ pʋlʋa na wɛlɩ yukwli, 'ɩn ɔ'ɔ nɔa we -gʋ nɩ, ɔ 'wlʋ sa nyɩmɛ -ɔ 'sʋbhaa ɔ -budu dʋdʋ klo -gʋ, 'ɩn ɔ 'nɩa we gwe glu 'pa, mɔ. 'Nyu 'kadʋ lʋa, we -gbligbli yia, 'ɩn we yia we -wlɔ -bha -bhlokpadɛ. 'Ɩn wee -budu yia lamumni weee.»
Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
But he that heareth, and doeth not, is like a man that without a foundation built an house upon the earth; against which the stream did beat vehemently, and immediately it fell; and the ruin of that house was great.
American Standard Version (ASV)
But he that heareth, and doeth not, is like a man that built a house upon the earth without a foundation; against which the stream brake, and straightway it fell in; and the ruin of that house was great.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
But he who gives hearing, without doing, is like a man building a house on the earth without a base for it; and when the force of the river came against it, straight away it came down; and the destruction of that house was great.
Darby English Bible (DBY)
And he that has heard and not done, is like a man who has built a house on the ground without [a] foundation, on which the stream broke, and immediately it fell, and the breach of that house was great.
World English Bible (WEB)
But he who hears, and doesn't do, is like a man who built a house on the earth without a foundation, against which the stream broke, and immediately it fell, and the ruin of that house was great."
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
`And he who heard and did not, is like to a man having builded a house upon the earth, without a foundation, against which the stream brake forth, and immediately it fell, and the ruin of that house became great.'