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| Ps 62:9 | Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity. |
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| Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity. | Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: In the balances they will go up; They are together lighter than vanity. | American Standard |
| Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity. | Truly men of low birth are nothing, and men of high position are not what they seem; if they are put in the scales together they are less than a breath. | Basic English |
| Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity. | Surely men [0120] [01121] of low degree are vanity [01892], and men [0376] of high degree are a lie [03577]: to be laid [05927] in the balance [03976], they are altogether [03162] lighter than vanity [01892]. | Strong Concordance |
| Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity. | Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity. | Updated King James |
| Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity. | Only -- vanity `are' the low, a lie the high. In balances to go up they than vanity `are' lighter. | Young's Literal |
| Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity. | Men of low degree are only vanity; men of high degree, a lie: laid in the balance, they go up together lighter than vanity. | Darby |
| Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity. | Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity. | Webster |
| Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity. | Surely men of low degree are just a breath, and men of high degree are a lie. In the balances they will go up. They are together lighter than a breath. | World English |
| Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity. | my soul hath stuck close to thee: thy right hand hath received me. | Douay Rheims |
| Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity. | ipsi vero interficere quaerunt animam meam ingrediantur in extrema terrae | Jerome's Vulgate |
| Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity. | Surely men of low degree are just a breath, and men of high degree are a lie. In the balances they will go up. They are together lighter than a breath. | Hebrew Names |
| Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity. | Por cierto, vanidad son los hijos de los hombres, mentira los hijos de varón: Pesándolos á todos igualmente en la balanza, Serán menos que la vanidad. | Reina Valera - 1909 (Spanish) |
| Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity. | Solamente, vanidad son los hijos de Adán, mentira los hijos del varón; pesándolos a todos juntos en la balanza, serán menos que la vanidad. | Sagradas Escrituras - 1569 (Spanish) |
| Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity. | Men of low degree are only vanity and men of rank are a lie; In the balances they go up; They are together lighter than breath. |
New American Standard Bible© |
| Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity. | Men of low degree [in the social scale] are emptiness (futility, a breath) and men of high degree [in the same scale] are a lie and a delusion. In the balances they go up; they are together lighter than a breath. | Amplified Bible© |
| Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity. | Oui, vanité, les fils de l`homme! Mensonge, les fils de l`homme! Dans une balance ils monteraient Tous ensemble, plus légers qu`un souffle. | Louis Segond - 1910 (French) |
| Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity. | Les fils des gens du commun ne sont que vanité, les fils des grands ne sont que mensonge: placés dans la balance, ils montent ensemble plus légers que la vanité. | John Darby (French) |
| Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity. | Certamente que os filhos de Adão são vaidade, e os filhos dos homens são desilusão; postos na balança, subiriam; todos juntos são mais leves do que um sopro. | Unknown - Maybe Almeida Atualizada (Portuguese) |