KJV:
There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as an error which proceedeth from the ruler:
NASB:
There is an evil I have seen under the sun, like an error which goes forth from the ruler--
KJV:
The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness: and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.
NASB:
the beginning of his talking is folly and the end of it is wicked madness.
KJV:
Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.
NASB:
Divide your portion to seven, or even to eight, for you do not know what misfortune may occur on the earth.
KJV:
Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh: for childhood and youth are vanity.
NASB:
So, remove grief and anger from your heart and put away pain from your body, because childhood and the prime of life are fleeting.
KJV:
Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;
NASB:
Remember also your Creator in the days of your youth, before the evil days come and the years draw near when you will say, "I have no delight in them";
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:
Because Syria, Ephraim, and the son of Remaliah, have taken evil counsel against thee, saying,
NASB:
Because Aram, with Ephraim and the son of Remaliah, has planned evil against you, saying,
KJV:
And I will punish the world for their evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; and I will cause the arrogancy of the proud to cease, and will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible.
NASB:
Thus I will punish the world for its evil And the wicked for their iniquity; I will also put an end to the arrogance of the proud And abase the haughtiness of the ruthless.
KJV:
For thou hast trusted in thy wickedness: thou hast said, None seeth me. Thy wisdom and thy knowledge, it hath perverted thee; and thou hast said in thine heart, I am, and none else beside me.
NASB:
"You felt secure in your wickedness and said, 'No one sees me,' Your wisdom and your knowledge, they have deluded you; For you have said in your heart, 'I am, and there is no one besides me.'
KJV:
Therefore shall evil come upon thee; thou shalt not know from whence it riseth: and mischief shall fall upon thee; thou shalt not be able to put it off: and desolation shall come upon thee suddenly, which thou shalt not know.
NASB:
"But evil will come on you Which you will not know how to charm away; And disaster will fall on you For which you cannot atone; And destruction about which you do not know Will come on you suddenly.