KJV:
The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.
NASB:
The sluggard does not plow after the autumn, So he begs during the harvest and has nothing.
KJV:
Two things have I required of thee; deny me them not before I die:
NASB:
Two things I asked of You, Do not refuse me before I die:
KJV:
And whatsoever mine eyes desired I kept not from them, I withheld not my heart from any joy; for my heart rejoiced in all my labour: and this was my portion of all my labour.
NASB:
All that my eyes desired I did not refuse them. I did not withhold my heart from any pleasure, for my heart was pleased because of all my labor and this was my reward for all my labor.
KJV:
Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not inquire wisely concerning this.
NASB:
Do not say, "Why is it that the former days were better than these?" For it is not from wisdom that you ask about this.
KJV:
Ask thee a sign of the LORD thy God; ask it either in the depth, or in the height above.
NASB:
"Ask a sign for yourself from the LORD your God; make it deep as Sheol or high as heaven."
KJV:
But Ahaz said, I will not ask, neither will I tempt the LORD.
NASB:
But Ahaz said, "I will not ask, nor will I test the LORD!"
KJV:
That walk to go down into Egypt, and have not asked at my mouth; to strengthen themselves in the strength of Pharaoh, and to trust in the shadow of Egypt!
NASB:
Who proceed down to Egypt Without consulting Me, To take refuge in the safety of Pharaoh And to seek shelter in the shadow of Egypt!
KJV:
For I beheld, and there was no man; even among them, and there was no counseller, that, when I asked of them, could answer a word.
NASB:
"But when I look, there is no one, And there is no counselor among them Who, if I ask, can give an answer.
KJV:
Thus saith the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, and his Maker, Ask me of things to come concerning my sons, and concerning the work of my hands command ye me.
NASB:
Thus says the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, and his Maker: "Ask Me about the things to come concerning My sons, And you shall commit to Me the work of My hands.
KJV:
Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways, as a nation that did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinance of their God: they ask of me the ordinances of justice; they take delight in approaching to God.
NASB:
"Yet they seek Me day by day and delight to know My ways, As a nation that has done righteousness And has not forsaken the ordinance of their God. They ask Me for just decisions, They delight in the nearness of God.