KJV:
As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.
NASB:
Like a bird that wanders from her nest, So is a man who wanders from his home.
KJV:
As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.
NASB:
As in water face reflects face, So the heart of man reflects man.
KJV:
For the transgression of a land many are the princes thereof: but by a man of understanding and knowledge the state thereof shall be prolonged.
NASB:
By the transgression of a land many are its princes, But by a man of understanding and knowledge, so it endures.
KJV:
Such is the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness.
NASB:
This is the way of an adulterous woman: She eats and wipes her mouth, And says, "I have done no wrong."
KJV:
For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; so that a man hath no preeminence above a beast: for all is vanity.
NASB:
For the fate of the sons of men and the fate of beasts is the same. As one dies so dies the other; indeed, they all have the same breath and there is no advantage for man over beast, for all is vanity.
KJV:
And this also is a sore evil, that in all points as he came, so shall he go: and what profit hath he that hath laboured for the wind?
NASB:
This also is a grievous evil-- exactly as a man is born, thus will he die. So what is the advantage to him who toils for the wind?
KJV:
For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.
NASB:
For as the crackling of thorn bushes under a pot, So is the laughter of the fool; And this too is futility.
KJV:
And so I saw the wicked buried, who had come and gone from the place of the holy, and they were forgotten in the city where they had so done: this is also vanity.
NASB:
So then, I have seen the wicked buried, those who used to go in and out from the holy place, and they are soon forgotten in the city where they did thus. This too is futility.