1394 Wycliffe Bible Netheles the sones of men ben veyne; the sones of men ben liers in balauncis, that thei disseyue of vanytee in to the same thing.
1531 Tyndale Bible {not in Tyndale; 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.
1535 Coverdale Bible Sela. As for men, they are but vayne, me are disceatfull: vpo the weightes they are al together lighter then vanite itself.
1537 Matthew Bible As for men, they are but vayne, men are dysceatfull: vpon the weyghtes they are all together lyghter than vanitye it selfe.
1539 Great Bible As for the children of men, they are but vayne, the children of men are disceatful: vpon þe weyghtes they are all together lighter than vanite it self.
1560 Geneva Bible Yet the children of men are vanitie, the chiefe men are lies: to lay them vpon a balance they are altogether lighter then vanitie.
1568 Bishops' Bible As for the chyldren of men, they be onlye but vanitie, the chyldren of lordes be but a lye: vpon the wayghtes they [be] altogether [lighter] then vanitie in selfe.
1611 King James Bible Surely men of low degree are vanitie, [and] men of high degree [are] a lie: to be laid in the ballance, they are altogether lighter then vanitie.
1750 Douay-Rheims Bible But vain are the sons of men, the sons of men are liars in the balances: that by vanity they may together deceive.
1769 King James Bible 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.
1833 Webster Bible 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.
1885 English Revised Version 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.
1890 Darby Bible Men of low degree are only vanity; men of high degree, a lie: laid in the balance, they go up together [lighter] than vanity.
1898 Young's Literal Translation Onlyvanity [are] the low, a lie the high. In balances to go up they than vanity [are] lighter.
1901 American Standard Version 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.
1902 Rotherham's Emphasized Bible Surely, vanity, are men of low degree, Deception, men of high degree,In the balances, they go up, They, are [made] of vanity, altogether.
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