PAV
16. ਭਲਾ, ਐਉਂ ਹੀ ਸਹੀ — ਮੈਂ ਆਪੇ ਤੁਹਾਡੇ ਉੱਤੇ ਭਾਰੂ ਤਾਂ ਨਾ ਹੋਇਆ ਪਰ ਚਤਰ ਹੋ ਕੇ ਮੈਂ ਤੁਹਾਨੂੰ ਛਲ ਨਾਲ ਫੜਿਆ!

ERVPA
16. ਇਹ ਗੱਲ ਤਾਂ ਸਾਫ਼ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਮੈਂ ਤੁਹਾਡੇ ਉੱਪਰ ਬੋਝ ਨਹੀਂ ਹਾਂ। ਪਰ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਸੋਚਦੇ ਹੋ ਕਿ ਮੈਂ ਮਕ੍ਕਾਰ ਹਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਤੁਹਾਨੂੰ ਫ਼ਡ਼ਨ ਲਈ ਤੁਹਾਨੂੰ ਝੂਠ ਬੋਲਿਆ।

IRVPA
16. ਭਲਾ, ਇਹ ਹੋ ਸਕਦਾ ਹੈ, ਮੈਂ ਆਪੇ ਤੁਹਾਡੇ ਉੱਤੇ ਭਾਰ ਨਾ ਪਾਇਆ ਪਰ ਚਤੁਰ ਹੋ ਕੇ ਮੈਂ ਤੁਹਾਨੂੰ ਛਲ ਨਾਲ ਫੜਿਆ!



KJV
16. But be it so, I did not burden you: nevertheless, being crafty, I caught you with guile.

AMP
16. But though granting that I did not burden you [with my support, some say that] I was crafty [and that] I cheated and got the better of you with my trickery.

KJVP
16. But G1161 CONJ be G2077 V-PXM-3S it so , I G1473 P-1NS did not G3756 PRT-N burden G2599 V-AAI-1S you G5209 P-2AP : nevertheless G235 CONJ , being G5225 V-PAP-NSM crafty G3835 N-NSM , I caught G2983 V-2AAI-1S you G5209 P-2AP with guile G1388 N-DSM .

YLT
16. And be it [so], I -- I did not burden you, but being crafty, with guile I did take you;

ASV
16. But be it so, I did not myself burden you; but, being crafty, I caught you with guile.

WEB
16. But be it so, I did not myself burden you. But, being crafty, I caught you with deception.

NASB
16. But granted that I myself did not burden you, yet I was crafty and got the better of you by deceit.

ESV
16. But granting that I myself did not burden you, I was crafty, you say, and got the better of you by deceit.

RV
16. But be it so, I did not myself burden you; but, being crafty, I caught you with guile.

RSV
16. But granting that I myself did not burden you, I was crafty, you say, and got the better of you by guile.

NKJV
16. But be that [as it may,] I did not burden you. Nevertheless, being crafty, I caught you by cunning!

MKJV
16. But let it be so, I did not burden you. But being crafty, I caught you with bait.

AKJV
16. But be it so, I did not burden you: nevertheless, being crafty, I caught you with guile.

NRSV
16. Let it be assumed that I did not burden you. Nevertheless (you say) since I was crafty, I took you in by deceit.

NIV
16. Be that as it may, I have not been a burden to you. Yet, crafty fellow that I am, I caught you by trickery!

NIRV
16. In any case, I haven't caused you any expense. But I'm such a tricky fellow! I have caught you by tricking you!

NLT
16. Some of you admit I was not a burden to you. But others still think I was sneaky and took advantage of you by trickery.

MSG
16. And why is it that I keep coming across these whiffs of gossip about how my self-support was a front behind which I worked an elaborate scam? Where's the evidence?

GNB
16. You will agree, then, that I was not a burden to you. But someone will say that I was tricky, and trapped you with lies.

NET
16. But be that as it may, I have not burdened you. Yet because I was a crafty person, I took you in by deceit!

ERVEN
16. It is clear that I was not a burden to you, but you think that I was tricky and used lies to catch you.