ASV
KJV
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.
ESV
9. Those of low estate are but a breath; those of high estate are a delusion; in the balances they go up; they are together lighter than a breath.
ERVEN
9. People cannot really help. You cannot depend on them. Compared to God, they are nothing— no more than a gentle puff of air!
NLT
9. Common people are as worthless as a puff of wind, and the powerful are not what they appear to be. If you weigh them on the scales, together they are lighter than a breath of air.
WEB
9. 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.
NET
9. Men are nothing but a mere breath; human beings are unreliable. When they are weighed in the scales, all of them together are lighter than air.
NLV
9. Men who are not important come to nothing. Men who are important are a lie. When weighed they go up. Together they weigh less than a breath.
HCSB
9. Men are only a vapor; exalted men, an illusion. On a balance scale, they go up; together they [weigh] less than a vapor.
YLT
9. Only -- vanity [are] the low, a lie the high. In balances to go up they than vanity [are] lighter.
LITV
9. Surely the sons of men are vanity, the sons of man are a lie; they go up in the scales; they are higher than vanity together.
RV
9. 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.
NCV
9. The least of people are only a breath, and even the greatest are just a lie. On the scales, they weigh nothing; together they are only a breath.
MKJV
9. Surely the sons of men are vanity; the sons of men are a lie; they go up in the scales; they are altogether lighter than vanity.
AKJV
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.
LXXEN
9. But the sons of men are vain; the sons of men are false, so as to be deceitful in the balances; they are [Gr. altogether] all alike formed out of vanity.
KJV
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.
AMP
9. 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.
KJVP
9. Surely H389 ADV men of low degree H1121 [ are ] vanity H1892 NMS , [ and ] men of high degree H1121 [ are ] a lie H3577 : to be laid H5927 L-VQFC in the balance H3976 , they H1992 PPRO-3MP [ are ] altogether H3162 ADV [ lighter ] than vanity H1892 .
YLT
9. Only -- vanity [are] the low, a lie the high. In balances to go up they than vanity [are] lighter.
ASV
9. 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.
WEB
9. 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.
NASB
9. Trust God at all times, my people! Pour out your hearts to God our refuge! Selah
ESV
9. Those of low estate are but a breath; those of high estate are a delusion; in the balances they go up; they are together lighter than a breath.
RV
9. 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.
RSV
9. Men of low estate are but a breath, men of high estate are a delusion; in the balances they go up; they are together lighter than a breath.
NKJV
9. Surely men of low degree [are] a vapor, Men of high degree [are] a lie; If they are weighed on the scales, They [are] altogether [lighter] than vapor.
MKJV
9. Surely the sons of men are vanity; the sons of men are a lie; they go up in the scales; they are altogether lighter than vanity.
AKJV
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.
NRSV
9. Those of low estate are but a breath, those of high estate are a delusion; in the balances they go up; they are together lighter than a breath.
NIV
9. Lowborn men are but a breath, the highborn are but a lie; if weighed on a balance, they are nothing; together they are only a breath.
NIRV
9. Ordinary people are only a breath. Important people are not what they seem to be. If they were weighed on a scale, they wouldn't amount to anything. Together they are only a breath.
NLT
9. Common people are as worthless as a puff of wind, and the powerful are not what they appear to be. If you weigh them on the scales, together they are lighter than a breath of air.
MSG
9. Man as such is smoke, woman as such, a mirage. Put them together, they're nothing; two times nothing is nothing.
GNB
9. Human beings are all like a puff of breath; great and small alike are worthless. Put them on the scales, and they weigh nothing; they are lighter than a mere breath.
NET
9. Men are nothing but a mere breath; human beings are unreliable. When they are weighed in the scales, all of them together are lighter than air.
ERVEN
9. People cannot really help. You cannot depend on them. Compared to God, they are nothing— no more than a gentle puff of air!