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 have seen the travail, which God hath given to the sons of men to be exercised in it.
NASB:
I have seen the task which God has given the sons of men with which to occupy themselves.
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:
A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all things.
NASB:
Men prepare a meal for enjoyment, and wine makes life merry, and money is the answer to everything.
KJV:
My beloved spake, and said unto me, Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away.
NASB:
"My beloved responded and said to me, 'Arise, my darling, my beautiful one, And come along.
KJV:
I opened to my beloved; but my beloved had withdrawn himself, and was gone: my soul failed when he spake: I sought him, but I could not find him; I called him, but he gave me no answer.
NASB:
"I opened to my beloved, But my beloved had turned away and had gone! My heart went out to him as he spoke. I searched for him but I did not find him; I called him but he did not answer me.
KJV:
The shew of their countenance doth witness against them; and they declare their sin as Sodom, they hide it not. Woe unto their soul! for they have rewarded evil unto themselves.
NASB:
The expression of their faces bears witness against them, And they display their sin like Sodom; They do not even conceal it. Woe to them! For they have brought evil on themselves.
KJV:
All they shall speak and say unto thee, Art thou also become weak as we? art thou become like unto us?
NASB:
"They will all respond and say to you, 'Even you have been made weak as we, You have become like us.
KJV:
What shall one then answer the messengers of the nation? That the LORD hath founded Zion, and the poor of his people shall trust in it.
NASB:
"How then will one answer the messengers of the nation? That the LORD has founded Zion, And the afflicted of His people will seek refuge in it."
KJV:
For the people shall dwell in Zion at Jerusalem: thou shalt weep no more: he will be very gracious unto thee at the voice of thy cry; when he shall hear it, he will answer thee.
NASB:
O people in Zion, inhabitant in Jerusalem, you will weep no longer. He will surely be gracious to you at the sound of your cry; when He hears it, He will answer you.