Proverbs 11:27
Thomson 1808
The contriver of good things seeketh favour: but him, who seeketh mischief, mischief shall overtake.
Brenton 1851
He that devises good counsels seeks good favour: but as for him that seeks after evil, evil shall overtake him.
Greek · Brenton
Τεκταινόμενος ἀγαθὰ ζητεῖ χάριν ἀγαθὴν, ἐκζητοῦντα δὲ κακὰ καταλήψεται αὐτόν.