Other translations
New Catholic Bible
They were purchased no matter what the cost, yet the breath of life is not in them.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
As for the gold that they wear for beauty—it will not shine unless someone wipes off the tarnish; for even when they were being cast, they did not feel it.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
As for the gold which they wear for beauty—they will not shine unless some one wipes off the rust; for even when they were being cast, they had no feeling.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
As for the gold that they wear for beauty—it will not shine unless someone wipes off the tarnish; for even when they were being cast, they did not feel it.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
They are bought at whatever price, but there is no spirit in them.