New International Version
How often are they like straw before the wind, like chaff swept away by a gale?

American Standard Version
That they are as stubble before the wind, And as chaff that the storm carrieth away?

Berean Study Bible
Are they like straw before the wind, like chaff swept away by a storm?

Douay-Rheims Bible
They shall be as chaff before the face of the wind, and as ashes which the whirlwind scattereth.

English Revised Version
That they are as stubble before the wind, and as chaff that the storm carrieth away?

King James Bible
They are as stubble before the wind, and as chaff that the storm carrieth away.

World English Bible
How often is it that they are as stubble before the wind, as chaff that the storm carries away?

Young's Literal Translation
They are as straw before wind, And as chaff a hurricane hath stolen away,

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