ASV: As a troubled fountain, and a corrupted spring,'so is a righteous man that giveth way before the wicked.
BBE: Like a troubled fountain and a dirty spring, is an upright man who has to give way before evil-doers.
DBY: A troubled fountain, and a defiled well, is a righteous man that giveth way before the wicked.
KJV: A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.
JPS: As a troubled fountain, and a corrupted spring, so is a righteous man that giveth way before the wicked.
WBS: A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a turbid fountain, and a corrupt spring.
WEB: Like a muddied spring, and a polluted well, so is a righteous man who gives way before the wicked.
YLT: A spring troubled, and a fountain corrupt, 'Is' the righteous falling before the wicked.
