Слова мудрых — как иглы и как вбитые гвозди, и составители их — от единого пастыря.
The words of the wise are like goads, their collected sayings like firmly embedded nails — given by one shepherd.b
The words of the wise are like goads, and like nails firmly fixed are the collected sayings; they are given by one Shepherd.
The words of wise men are like goads, and masters of these collections are like well-driven nails; they are given by one Shepherd.
The words of the wise are like cattle prods — painful but helpful. Their collected sayings are like a nail-studded stick with which a shepherdb drives the sheep.
The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.
The words of the wise are like goads, and the words of [e]scholars are like well-driven nails, given by one Shepherd.
The words of the wise are as goads, and the collections [of them] as nails fastened in: they are given from one shepherd.