And what is lacking cannot be numbered.
And he who increases knowledge increases sorrow.
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American Standard Version
That which is crooked cannot be made straight; and that which is wanting cannot be numbered.
Amplified® Bible
What is crooked cannot be made straight, and what is defective {and} lacking cannot be counted.
Contemporary English Version
If something is crooked, it can't be made straight; if something isn't there, it can't be counted.
Darby English Version
That which is crooked cannot be made straight; and that which is wanting cannot be numbered.
Good News Bible
You can't straighten out what is crooked; you can't count things that aren't there.
King James Version
That which is crooked cannot be made straight: and that which is wanting cannot be numbered.
New American Standard Bible
What is crooked cannot be straightened and what is lacking cannot be counted.
New International Version
What is twisted cannot be straightened;
what is lacking cannot be counted.
New King James Version
What is crooked cannot be made straight,
And what is lacking cannot be numbered.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
What has grown crooked cannot become straightened and what lacks no one cannot count.
Revised Standard Version
What is crooked cannot be made straight, and what is lacking cannot be numbered.
Young's Literal Translation
A crooked thing `one' is not able to make straight, and a lacking thing is not able to be numbered.
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