KJV:
Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth is heaviness.
NASB:
Even in laughter the heart may be in pain, And the end of joy may be grief.
KJV:
There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
NASB:
There is a way which seems right to a man, But its end is the way of death.
KJV:
Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.
NASB:
Listen to counsel and accept discipline, That you may be wise the rest of your days.
KJV:
An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.
NASB:
An inheritance gained hurriedly at the beginning Will not be blessed in the end.
KJV:
For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off.
NASB:
Surely there is a future, And your hope will not be cut off.
KJV:
At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.
NASB:
At the last it bites like a serpent And stings like a viper.
KJV:
So shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul: when thou hast found it, then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off.
NASB:
Know that wisdom is thus for your soul; If you find it, then there will be a future, And your hope will not be cut off.
KJV:
For there shall be no reward to the evil man; the candle of the wicked shall be put out.
NASB:
For there will be no future for the evil man; The lamp of the wicked will be put out.