KJV:
They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine.
NASB:
Those who linger long over wine, Those who go to taste mixed wine.
KJV:
As a roaring lion, and a ranging bear; so is a wicked ruler over the poor people.
NASB:
Like a roaring lion and a rushing bear Is a wicked ruler over a poor people.
KJV:
To have respect of persons is not good: for for a piece of bread that man will transgress.
NASB:
To show partiality is not good, Because for a piece of bread a man will transgress.
KJV:
I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem.
NASB:
I, the Preacher, have been king over Israel in Jerusalem.
KJV:
And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven: this sore travail hath God given to the sons of man to be exercised therewith.
NASB:
And I set my mind to seek and explore by wisdom concerning all that has been done under heaven. It is a grievous task which God has given to the sons of men to be afflicted with.
KJV:
I communed with mine own heart, saying, Lo, I am come to great estate, and have gotten more wisdom than all they that have been before me in Jerusalem: yea, my heart had great experience of wisdom and knowledge.
NASB:
I said to myself, "Behold, I have magnified and increased wisdom more than all who were over Jerusalem before me; and my mind has observed a wealth of wisdom and knowledge."
KJV:
I said in mine heart concerning the estate of the sons of men, that God might manifest them, and that they might see that they themselves are beasts.
NASB:
I said to myself concerning the sons of men, "God has surely tested them in order for them to see that they are but beasts."
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.