Verse Comparison: Job 24:24
American Standard Version
They are exalted; yet a little while, and they are gone; Yea, they are brought low, they are taken out of the way as all others, And are cut off as the tops of the ears of grain.
Amplified® Bible
They are exalted for a little while, and then are gone and brought low; they are taken out of the way as all others are and are cut off as the tops of the ears of grain.
Contemporary English Version
Great for a while; gone forever! Sinners are mowed down like weeds, then they wither and die.
Darby English Version
They are exalted for a little, and are no more; they are laid low; like all [other] are they gathered, and are cut off as the tops of the ears of corn.
Good News Bible
For a while the wicked prosper, but then they wither like weeds, like stalks of grain that have been cut down.
King James Version
They are exalted for a little while, but are gone and brought low; they are taken out of the way as all other, and cut off as the tops of the ears of corn.
New American Standard Bible
"They are exalted a little while, then they are gone; Moreover, they are brought low and like everything gathered up; Even like the heads of grain they are cut off.
New International Version
For a little while they are exalted, and then they are gone;
they are brought low and gathered up like all others;
they are cut off like heads of grain.
New King James Version
They are exalted for a little while,
Then they are gone.
They are brought low;
They are taken out of the way like all others;
They dry out like the heads of grain.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"They exalt themselves a little while, then they disappear; Moreover, God brings them low and like everything He gathers them up; Even like the heads of grain they cut off.
Revised Standard Version
They are exalted a little while, and then are gone; they wither and fade like the mallow; they are cut off like the heads of grain.
Young's Literal Translation
High they were `for' a little, and they are not, And they have been brought low. As all `others' they are shut up, And as the head of an ear of corn cut off.
