NIV: A fortune made by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor and a deadly snare.
NAS: The acquisition of treasures by a lying tongue Is a fleeting vapor, the pursuit of death.
KJV: The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death.
GWT: Those who gather wealth by lying are wasting time. They are looking for death.
ASV: The getting of treasures by a lying tongue Is a vapor driven to and fro by them that seek death.
BBE: He who gets stores of wealth by a false tongue, is going after what is only breath, and searching for death.
DBY: The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting breath of them that seek death.
DRB: He that gathereth treasures by a lying tongue, is vain and foolish, and shall stumble upon the snares of death.
WBS: The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro by them that seek death.
WEB: Getting treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor for those who seek death.
YLT: The making of treasures by a lying tongue, Is a vanity driven away of those seeking death.
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