KJV:
Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.
NASB:
Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will stand before kings; He will not stand before obscure men.
KJV:
Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house.
NASB:
Prepare your work outside And make it ready for yourself in the field; Afterwards, then, build your house.
KJV:
Neither carry forth a burden out of your houses on the sabbath day, neither do ye any work, but hallow ye the sabbath day, as I commanded your fathers.
NASB:
"You shall not bring a load out of your houses on the sabbath day nor do any work, but keep the sabbath day holy, as I commanded your forefathers.
KJV:
And it shall come to pass, if ye diligently hearken unto me, saith the LORD, to bring in no burden through the gates of this city on the sabbath day, but hallow the sabbath day, to do no work therein;
NASB:
"But it will come about, if you listen attentively to Me," declares the LORD, "to bring no load in through the gates of this city on the sabbath day, but to keep the sabbath day holy by doing no work on it,
KJV:
Then I went down to the potter's house, and, behold, he wrought a work on the wheels.
NASB:
Then I went down to the potter's house, and there he was, making something on the wheel.
KJV:
Cursed be he that doeth the work of the LORD deceitfully, and cursed be he that keepeth back his sword from blood.
NASB:
"Cursed be the one who does the LORD'S work negligently, And cursed be the one who restrains his sword from blood.
KJV:
The LORD hath opened his armoury, and hath brought forth the weapons of his indignation: for this is the work of the Lord GOD of hosts in the land of the Chaldeans.
NASB:
The LORD has opened His armory And has brought forth the weapons of His indignation, For it is a work of the Lord GOD of hosts In the land of the Chaldeans.
KJV:
Shall wood be taken thereof to do any work? or will men take a pin of it to hang any vessel thereon?
NASB:
"Can wood be taken from it to make anything, or can men take a peg from it on which to hang any vessel?
KJV:
Behold, it is cast into the fire for fuel; the fire devoureth both the ends of it, and the midst of it is burned. Is it meet for any work?
NASB:
"If it has been put into the fire for fuel, and the fire has consumed both of its ends and its middle part has been charred, is it then useful for anything?
KJV:
Behold, when it was whole, it was meet for no work: how much less shall it be meet yet for any work, when the fire hath devoured it, and it is burned?
NASB:
"Behold, while it is intact, it is not made into anything. How much less, when the fire has consumed it and it is charred, can it still be made into anything!