KJV:
Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee.
NASB:
"Or speak to the earth, and let it teach you; And let the fish of the sea declare to you.
KJV:
Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up: also he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth.
NASB:
"Behold, He restrains the waters, and they dry up; And He sends them out, and they inundate the earth.
KJV:
He taketh away the heart of the chief of the people of the earth, and causeth them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way.
NASB:
"He deprives of intelligence the chiefs of the earth's people And makes them wander in a pathless waste.
KJV:
Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground;
NASB:
"Though its roots grow old in the ground And its stump dies in the dry soil,
KJV:
The waters wear the stones: thou washest away the things which grow out of the dust of the earth; and thou destroyest the hope of man.
NASB:
Water wears away stones, Its torrents wash away the dust of the earth; So You destroy man's hope.
KJV:
Unto whom alone the earth was given, and no stranger passed among them.
NASB:
To whom alone the land was given, And no alien passed among them.
KJV:
He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, neither shall he prolong the perfection thereof upon the earth.
NASB:
"He will not become rich, nor will his wealth endure; And his grain will not bend down to the ground.
KJV:
His archers compass me round about, he cleaveth my reins asunder, and doth not spare; he poureth out my gall upon the ground.
NASB:
"His arrows surround me. Without mercy He splits my kidneys open; He pours out my gall on the ground.
KJV:
O earth, cover not thou my blood, and let my cry have no place.
NASB:
"O earth, do not cover my blood, And let there be no resting place for my cry.
KJV:
He teareth himself in his anger: shall the earth be forsaken for thee? and shall the rock be removed out of his place?
NASB:
"O you who tear yourself in your anger-- For your sake is the earth to be abandoned, Or the rock to be moved from its place?