KJV
ASV
18. He buildeth his house as the moth, And as a booth which the keeper maketh.

ESV
18. He builds his house like a moth's, like a booth that a watchman makes.

ERVEN
18. Evil people might build houses, but they will not last long. They will be like a spider's web or a guard's tent.

NLT
18. The wicked build houses as fragile as a spider's web, as flimsy as a shelter made of branches.

WEB
18. He builds his house as the moth, As a booth which the watchman makes.

NET
18. The house he builds is as fragile as a moth's cocoon, like a hut that a watchman has made.

NLV
18. He builds his house like the home of a spider, or like a tent which a watchman has made.

HCSB
18. The house he built is like a moth's [cocoon] or a booth set up by a watchman.

YLT
18. He hath built as a moth his house, And as a booth a watchman hath made.

LITV
18. He builds his house like a moth, and like a booth that a watchman makes.

RV
18. He buildeth his house as the moth, and as a booth which the keeper maketh.

NCV
18. The houses the wicked build are like a spider's web, like a hut that a guard builds.

MKJV
18. He builds his house like a moth, and like a booth that a watchman makes.

AKJV
18. He builds his house as a moth, and as a booth that the keeper makes.

LXXEN
18. And his house is gone like moths, and like a spider’s web.



KJV
18. He buildeth his house as a moth, and as a booth [that] the keeper maketh.

AMP
18. He builds his house like a moth or a spider, like a booth which a watchman makes [to last for a season].

KJVP
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YLT
18. He hath built as a moth his house, And as a booth a watchman hath made.

ASV
18. He buildeth his house as the moth, And as a booth which the keeper maketh.

WEB
18. He builds his house as the moth, As a booth which the watchman makes.

NASB
18. He builds his house as of cobwebs, or like a booth put up by the vine-keeper.

ESV
18. He builds his house like a moth's, like a booth that a watchman makes.

RV
18. He buildeth his house as the moth, and as a booth which the keeper maketh.

RSV
18. The house which he builds is like a spider's web, like a booth which a watchman makes.

NKJV
18. He builds his house like a moth, Like a booth [which] a watchman makes.

MKJV
18. He builds his house like a moth, and like a booth that a watchman makes.

AKJV
18. He builds his house as a moth, and as a booth that the keeper makes.

NRSV
18. They build their houses like nests, like booths made by sentinels of the vineyard.

NIV
18. The house he builds is like a moth's cocoon, like a hut made by a watchman.

NIRV
18. The house an evil person builds is like a moth's cocoon. It's like a hut that's made by someone on guard duty.

NLT
18. The wicked build houses as fragile as a spider's web, as flimsy as a shelter made of branches.

MSG
18. They build elaborate houses that won't survive a single winter.

GNB
18. The wicked build houses like a spider's web or like the hut of a slave guarding the fields.

NET
18. The house he builds is as fragile as a moth's cocoon, like a hut that a watchman has made.

ERVEN
18. Evil people might build houses, but they will not last long. They will be like a spider's web or a guard's tent.