NIV: The path of life leads upward for the prudent to keep them from going down to the realm of the dead.
NAS: The path of life leads upward for the wise That he may keep away from Sheol below.
KJV: The way of life is above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath.
GWT: The path of life for a wise person leads upward in order to turn him away from hell below.
ASV: To the wise the way of life goeth upward, That he may depart from Sheol beneath.
BBE: Acting wisely is the way of life, guiding a man away from the underworld.
DBY: The path of life is upwards for the wise, that he may depart from Sheol beneath.
DRB: The path of life is above for the wise, that he may decline from the lowest hell.
WBS: The way of life is above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath.
WEB: The path of life leads upward for the wise, to keep him from going downward to Sheol.
YLT: A path of life is on high for the wise, To turn aside from Sheol beneath.
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