9 A eb' anima, juneln̈ej malaj jab'oc yelc'och eb', vach'chom meb'a' eb', ma b'eyum eb'. Q'uinaloc tz'echtaj yalil eb' d'a junoc echlab' smasanil, toton max checlajlaj jab'oc yalil eb' chi', yuj chi' man̈ caq'uec ochlaj co pensar d'a eb'.
Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity.
American Standard Version (ASV)
Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: In the balances they will go up; They are together lighter than vanity.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
Truly men of low birth are nothing, and men of high position are not what they seem; if they are put in the scales together they are less than a breath.
Darby English Bible (DBY)
Men of low degree are only vanity; men of high degree, a lie: laid in the balance, they go up together [lighter] than vanity.
Webster's Bible (WBT)
Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah.
World English Bible (WEB)
Surely men of low degree are just a breath, And men of high degree are a lie. In the balances they will go up. They are together lighter than a breath.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
Only -- vanity `are' the low, a lie the high. In balances to go up they than vanity `are' lighter.