KJV:
Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few.
NASB:
Do not be hasty in word or impulsive in thought to bring up a matter in the presence of God. For God is in heaven and you are on the earth; therefore let your words be few.
KJV:
For he shall not much remember the days of his life; because God answereth him in the joy of his heart.
NASB:
For he will not often consider the years of his life, because God keeps him occupied with the gladness of his heart.
KJV:
It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay it to his heart.
NASB:
It is better to go to a house of mourning Than to go to a house of feasting, Because that is the end of every man, And the living takes it to heart.
KJV:
Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.
NASB:
Sorrow is better than laughter, For when a face is sad a heart may be happy.
KJV:
The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.
NASB:
The mind of the wise is in the house of mourning, While the mind of fools is in the house of pleasure.
KJV:
Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.
NASB:
For oppression makes a wise man mad, And a bribe corrupts the heart.
KJV:
Also take no heed unto all words that are spoken; lest thou hear thy servant curse thee:
NASB:
Also, do not take seriously all words which are spoken, so that you will not hear your servant cursing you.
KJV:
I applied mine heart to know, and to search, and to seek out wisdom, and the reason of things, and to know the wickedness of folly, even of foolishness and madness:
NASB:
I directed my mind to know, to investigate and to seek wisdom and an explanation, and to know the evil of folly and the foolishness of madness.
KJV:
And I find more bitter than death the woman, whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands as bands: whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her.
NASB:
And I discovered more bitter than death the woman whose heart is snares and nets, whose hands are chains. One who is pleasing to God will escape from her, but the sinner will be captured by her.