Psalm 39:5
New American Standard Bible
5 Behold, You have made (A)my days like [a]hand widths,
And my (B)lifetime as nothing in Your sight;
Certainly all mankind standing is [b]a mere (C)breath. Selah
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- Psalm 39:5 I.e., short
- Psalm 39:5 Or altogether breath
Psalm 39:5
New International Version
Footnotes
- Psalm 39:5 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verse 11.
Psalm 39:5
King James Version
5 Behold, thou hast made my days as an handbreadth; and mine age is as nothing before thee: verily every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Selah.
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Psalm 62:9
New American Standard Bible
9 People of (A)low standing are only (B)breath, and people of rank are a (C)lie;
In the (D)balances they go up.
Together they are lighter than breath.
Psalm 62:9
New International Version
Psalm 62:9
King James Version
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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Ecclesiastes 1:2
New American Standard Bible
2 “(A)Futility of futilities,” says the Preacher,
“Futility of futilities! All is futility.”
Ecclesiastes 1:2
New International Version
2 “Meaningless! Meaningless!”
says the Teacher.
“Utterly meaningless!
Everything is meaningless.”(A)
Ecclesiastes 1:2
King James Version
2 Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.
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Ecclesiastes 2:11
New American Standard Bible
11 So I considered all my activities which my hands had done and the labor which I had [a]exerted, and behold, all was (A)futility and striving after wind, and there was (B)no benefit under the sun.
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- Ecclesiastes 2:11 Lit labored to do
Ecclesiastes 2:11
New International Version
Ecclesiastes 2:11
King James Version
11 Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do: and, behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun.
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