Verse Comparison: Psalms 144:4
American Standard Version
Man is like to vanity: His days are as a shadow that passeth away.
Amplified® Bible
Man is like vanity {and} a breath; his days are as a shadow that passes away.
Contemporary English Version
We disappear like a breath; we last no longer than a faint shadow.
Darby English Version
Man is like to vanity; his days are as a shadow that passeth away.
Good News Bible
We are like a puff of wind; our days are like a passing shadow.
King James Version
Man is like to vanity: his days are as a shadow that passeth away.
New American Standard Bible
Man is like a mere breath; His days are like a passing shadow.
New International Version
Man is like a breath;
his days are like a fleeting shadow.
New King James Version
Man is like a breath;
His days are like a passing shadow.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Man resembles a mere breath; His days resemble a passing shadow.
Revised Standard Version
Man is like a breath, his days are like a passing shadow.
Young's Literal Translation
Man to vanity hath been like, His days `are' as a shadow passing by.