Translations
Modern
Like a bird that strays from its nest is a man who wanders from his home.
Traditional
As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.
Literal
Like a bird wandering from her nest, so is a man wandering from his place.
Latin
Sicut avis transmigrans de nido suo, sic vir qui derelinquit locum suum.
Interlinear
Hebrew
English
Like a bird that strays from its nest is a man who wanders from his home.
Notes
A person who leaves his family and home is more likely to find trouble than what he was looking for (for example, Luke 15:11–16).
Parallels
Glossary
Topics
Absentee Fathers Birds of Unsettled Person Character: Instability of Instability: General Scriptures Concerning Sin: Fruits of