Psalm 39:6
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6People are like shadows moving about.
All their work is for nothing;
they collect things but don’t know who will get them.
Copyright 2005 by Thomas Nelson, Inc.
In other versions
ESVEnglish Standard Version
Surely a man goes about as a shadow!
Surely for nothing they are in turmoil;
man heaps up wealth and does not know who will gather!
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
“Surely everyone goes around like a mere phantom;
in vain they rush about, heaping up wealth
without knowing whose it will finally be.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
Yes, a person goes about like a mere shadow.
Indeed, they rush around in vain,
gathering possessions
without knowing who will get them.
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NLTNew Living Translation
We are merely moving shadows,
and all our busy rushing ends in nothing.
We heap up wealth,
not knowing who will spend it.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
Surely a man walks about as a mere shadow;
surely in vain they bustle about.
He heaps up possessions but does not know who will gather them in.
Copyright 2012 Lexham Press
KJV 1900King James Version
Surely every man walketh in a vain shew:
Surely they are disquieted in vain:
He heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them.
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