American Standard Version (ASV):
He taketh the wise in their own craftiness; And the counsel of the cunning is carried headlong.
King James Version (KJV):
He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong.
American Standard Version (ASV):
He frustrateth the devices of the crafty, So that their hands cannot perform their enterprise.
King James Version (KJV):
He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform [their] enterprise.
American Standard Version (ASV):
So that he setteth up on high those that are low, And those that mourn are exalted to safety.
King James Version (KJV):
To set up on high those that be low; that those which mourn may be exalted to safety.
American Standard Version (ASV):
Who giveth rain upon the earth, And sendeth waters upon the fields;
King James Version (KJV):
Who giveth rain upon the earth, and sendeth waters upon the fields:
American Standard Version (ASV):
Who doeth great things and unsearchable, Marvellous things without number:
King James Version (KJV):
Which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things without number:
American Standard Version (ASV):
But as for me, I would seek unto God, And unto God would I commit my cause;
King James Version (KJV):
I would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause:
American Standard Version (ASV):
But man is born unto trouble, As the sparks fly upward.
King James Version (KJV):
Yet man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward.
American Standard Version (ASV):
For affliction cometh not forth from the dust, Neither doth trouble spring out of the ground;
King James Version (KJV):
Although affliction cometh not forth of the dust, neither doth trouble spring out of the ground;
American Standard Version (ASV):
Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, And taketh it even out of the thorns; And the snare gapeth for their substance.
King James Version (KJV):
Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, and taketh it even out of the thorns, and the robber swalloweth up their substance.
American Standard Version (ASV):
His children are far from safety, And they are crushed in the gate, Neither is there any to deliver them:
King James Version (KJV):
His children are far from safety, and they are crushed in the gate, neither [is there] any to deliver [them].