Psalms 62:9
Psalms 62:9 The Message (MSG)
Man as such is smoke, woman as such, a mirage. Put them together, they’re nothing; two times nothing is nothing.
Psalms 62:9 King James Version (KJV)
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.
Psalms 62:9 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
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.
Psalms 62:9 New Century Version (NCV)
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.
Psalms 62:9 American Standard Version (ASV)
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.
Psalms 62:9 New International Version (NIV)
Surely the lowborn are but a breath, the highborn are but a lie. If weighed on a balance, they are nothing; together they are only a breath.
Psalms 62:9 New King James Version (NKJV)
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.
Psalms 62:9 Amplified Bible (AMP)
¶Men of low degree are only a breath (emptiness), and men of [high] rank are a lie (delusion). In the balances they go up [because they have no measurable weight or value]; They are together lighter than a breath.
Psalms 62:9 New Living Translation (NLT)
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.