KJV:
Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth?
NASB:
Who knows that the breath of man ascends upward and the breath of the beast descends downward to the earth?
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.
KJV:
Moreover the profit of the earth is for all: the king himself is served by the field.
NASB:
After all, a king who cultivates the field is an advantage to the land.
KJV:
For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.
NASB:
Indeed, there is not a righteous man on earth who continually does good and who never sins.
KJV:
There is a vanity which is done upon the earth; that there be just men, unto whom it happeneth according to the work of the wicked; again, there be wicked men, to whom it happeneth according to the work of the righteous: I said that this also is vanity.
NASB:
There is futility which is done on the earth, that is, there are righteous men to whom it happens according to the deeds of the wicked. On the other hand, there are evil men to whom it happens according to the deeds of the righteous. I say that this too is futility.
KJV:
When I applied mine heart to know wisdom, and to see the business that is done upon the earth: (for also there is that neither day nor night seeth sleep with his eyes:)
NASB:
When I gave my heart to know wisdom and to see the task which has been done on the earth (even though one should never sleep day or night),
KJV:
I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth.
NASB:
I have seen slaves riding on horses and princes walking like slaves on the land.
KJV:
Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning!
NASB:
Woe to you, O land, whose king is a lad and whose princes feast in the morning.