12 I will make people scarcer than pure gold,

more rare than the gold of Ophir.

12 I will make a man more precious than fine gold;

Even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir.

12 I will make people scarcer than gold—

more rare than the fine gold of Ophir.

12 I will make a mortal more rare than fine gold,

A man more than the golden wedge of Ophir.

12 People will be harder to find than pure gold;

there will be fewer people than there is fine gold in Ophir.

12 I will make a man more rare than fine gold, even a man than the pure gold of Ophir.

12 I will make a man more precious than fine gold, even man than the gold of Ophir.

12 I will make people harder to find than pure gold 

and human beings more rare than gold from Ophir. 

12 I will make man scarcer than gold,

and mankind more rare than the gold of Ophir.

12 I will make mortals more rare than fine gold

and humans than the gold of Ophir.

12 I will make humanity more rare than gold

and humankind more than the gold of Ophir.

12 He’ll make men harder to find than pure gold.

They will be harder to find than gold from Ophir.

12 I will make mortal man scarcer than pure gold

And mankind than the gold of Ophir.