Other translations
American Standard Version
That he should still live alway, That he should not see corruption.
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
That you shall live for the eternity of eternities and you shall not see destruction.
Darby Bible Translation
That he should still live perpetually, and not see corruption.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)
and shall still live unto the end.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance
That he should still live alway, that he should not see corruption.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible
that he should live on forever and never see the pit.
God's Word
in order to live forever and never see the pit.
Holman Christian Standard Bible
so that he may live forever and not see the Pit.
International Standard Version
that he should go on living and not see corruption.
NET Bible
so that he might continue to live forever and not experience death.
New American Standard Bible
That he should live on eternally, That he should not undergo decay.
New International Version
so that they should live on forever and not see decay.
New Living Translation
to live forever and never see the grave.
Webster's Bible Translation
That he should still live for ever, and not see corruption.
The World English Bible
That he should live on forever, that he should not see corruption.
EasyEnglish Bible
So nobody can live for ever. Everyone goes to their grave one day.
Young‘s Literal Translation
And still he liveth for ever, He seeth not the pit.
New Life Version
to live forever and not see the grave.
The Voice Bible
That one’s body might live on forever and never fear the grave’s decay.
Living Bible
For a soul is far too precious to be ransomed by mere earthly wealth. There is not enough of it in all the earth to buy eternal life for just one soul, to keep it out of hell.
New Catholic Bible
The price to ransom a life would be too costly; no one would ever have enough
Legacy Standard Bible
That he should live on eternally, That he should not see corruption.
Jubilee Bible 2000
that he should still live for ever and not see corruption.
Christian Standard Bible
so that he may live forever and not see the Pit.
Amplified Bible © 1954
So that he should live on forever and never see the pit (the grave) and corruption.
New Century Version
Do people live forever? Don’t they all face death?
The Message
Really! There’s no such thing as self-rescue, pulling yourself up by your bootstraps. The cost of rescue is beyond our means, and even then it doesn’t guarantee Life forever, or insurance against the Black Hole.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™
—so that he could live on forever and not see the pit.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
that one should live on forever and never see the grave.
Good News Translation®
to keep us from the grave, to let us live forever.
Wycliffe Bible
and he shall live yet into the end. He shall not see perishing, (so that he would live forever, and not see perishing, or corruption.)
Contemporary English Version
to stay alive forever and safe from death.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
that he should continue to live on for ever, and never see the Pit.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
that one should live on forever and never see the Pit.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
that one should live on for ever and never see the grave.
Common English Bible © 2011
no one can live forever without experiencing the pit.
Amplified Bible © 2015
So that he should live on eternally, That he should never see the pit (grave) and undergo decay.
English Standard Version Anglicised
that he should live on for ever and never see the pit.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
The redemption of his soul is costly; and he will pass away forever.
New American Standard Bible
That he might live on eternally, That he might not undergo decay.
The Expanded Bible
Do people live forever? Don’t they all ·face death [L see the Pit; 16:10]?
Tree of Life Version
For the redemption of a soul is costly— so, one should stop trying forever.
Revised Standard Version
that he should continue to live on for ever, and never see the Pit.
New International Reader's Version
No one can pay enough to live forever and not rot in the grave.
BRG Bible
That he should still live for ever, and not see corruption.
Complete Jewish Bible
because the price for him is too high (leave the idea completely alone!)
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
that one should live on for ever and never see the grave.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
That he should live on lanetzach, and not see shachat (corruption, decay, the pit [cf Psa16:10]).
Names of God Bible
in order to live forever and never see the pit.
Modern English Version
making efforts to live eternally, and not see the pit.
Easy-to-Read Version
You will never have enough to buy the right to live forever and keep your body out of the grave.
International Children’s Bible
Do people live forever? Don’t they all face death?
Lexham English Bible
so that he may stay alive forever and not see the pit.
New International Version - UK
so that they should live on for ever and not see decay.