Psalm 62:1 (CSB)

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Psalms 62:9 -

Common people are only a vapor;

important people, an illusion.

Together on a scale,

they weigh less than[fn] a vapor.

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Translations for Psalms 62:9

KJVKJV (read chapter in 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.

NKJVNKJV (read chapter in 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.

NLTNLT (read chapter in 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.

NIVNIV (read chapter in 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.

ESVESV (read chapter in ESV)

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.

CSBCSB (read chapter in CSB)

Common people are only a vapor;

important people, an illusion.

Together on a scale,

they weigh less than[fn] a vapor.

NASB20NASB20 (read chapter in NASB20)

People^H1121^H120 of low^H1121^H120 standing^H1121^H120 are only^H389 breath^H1892, and people^H1121^H376 of rank^H376 are a lie^H3577;

In the balances^H3976 they go^H5927 up^H5927.

Together^H3162 they are lighter than^H4480 breath^H1892.

NASB95NASB95 (read chapter in NASB95)

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.

LSBLSB (read chapter in LSB)

Surely^H389 [fn]men^H1121^H120 of low^H1121^H120 degree^H1121^H120 are merely vanity^H1892 and [fn]men^H1121^H376 of rank^H376 are a lie^H3577;

In the balances^H3976 they go^H5927 up^H5927;

They are together^H3162 lighter than^H4480 a breath of vanity^H1892.

AMPAMP (read chapter in 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.

NETNET (read chapter in NET)

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.

RSVRSV (read chapter in RSV)

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.

ASVASV (read chapter in 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.

YLTYLT (read chapter in YLT)

Only -- vanity are the low, a lie the high. In balances to go up they than vanity are lighter.

DBYDBY (read chapter in DBY)

Men of low degree are only vanity; men of high degree, a lie: laid in the balance, they go up together lighter than vanity.

WEBWEB (read chapter in WEB)

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.

HNVHNV (read chapter in HNV)

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.

VULVUL (read chapter in VUL)

[Vulgate 61:10] verumtamen vanitas filii Adam mendacium filii viri in stateris dolosis fraudulenter agunt simul

NAVNAV (read chapter in NAV)

لَيْسَ الْبَشَرُ جَمِيعاً، عُظَمَاءُ وَأَدْنِيَاءُ، سِوَى بَاطِلٍ وَوَهْمٍ. إنْ وَضَعْتَهُمْ فِي كَفَّةِ مِيزَانٍ لَا يَزِنُونَ شَيْئاً. إِنَّهُمْ أَخَفُّ مِنْ نَسَمَةٍ.

WLCWLC (read chapter in WLC)

(wlc 62:10) אַ֤ךְ הֶ֥בֶל בְּנֵֽי־אָדָם֮ כָּזָ֪ב בְּנֵ֫י אִ֥ישׁ בְּמֹאזְנַ֥יִם לַעֲל֑וֹת הֵ֝֗מָּה מֵהֶ֥בֶל יָֽחַד׃

LXXLXX (read chapter in LXX)

(lxx 61:10) πλὴν μάταιοι οἱ υἱοὶ τῶν ἀνθρώπων ψευδεῖς οἱ υἱοὶ τῶν ἀνθρώπων ἐν ζυγοῖς τοῦ ἀδικῆσαι αὐτοὶ ἐκ ματαιότητος ἐπὶ τὸ αὐτό

SVDSVD (read chapter in SVD)

إِنَّمَا بَاطِلٌ بَنُو آدَمَ. كَذِبٌ بَنُو الْبَشَرِ. فِي الْمَوَازِينِ هُمْ إِلَىفَوْقُ. هُمْ مِنْ بَاطِل أَجْمَعُونَ.

BESBES (read chapter in BES)

(LXX 61:10) But the sons of men are vain; the sons of men are false, so as to be deceitful in the balances; they are [fn]all alike formed out of vanity.

RVR09RVR09 (read chapter in RVR09)

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.

RVR60RVR60 (read chapter in RVR60)

Por cierto, vanidad son los hijos de los hombres, mentira los hijos de varón; Pesándolos a todos igualmente en la balanza, Serán menos que nada.

BBEBBE (read chapter in BBE)

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.

CHTCHT (read chapter in CHT)

下流人真是虛空、上流人也是虛假．放在天平裡就必浮起．他們一共比空氣還輕。

EMEM (read chapter in EM)

Por cierto, vanidad son los hombres comunes; mentira son los hombres notables. Si se los pesa a todos juntos en balanza, serán menos que un soplo.

KORKOR (read chapter in KOR)

진실로 천한 자도 헛되고 높은 자도 거짓되니 저울에 달면 들려 입김보다 경하리로다

LSLS (read chapter in LS)

(ls 62:10) 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.

LUTLUT (read chapter in LUT)

Aber Menschen sind ja nichts, große Leute fehlen auch; sie wiegen weniger denn nichts, so viel ihrer ist.

RSTRST (read chapter in RST)

(rst 61:10) Сыны человеческие--только суета; сыны мужей--ложь; если положить их на весы, все они вместе легче пустоты.

SESE (read chapter in SE)

Solamente, vanidad son los hijos de Adán, mentira los hijos del varón; pesándolos a todos juntos en la balanza, serán menos que la vanidad.

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(62:9)

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