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A horse is a vain thing for safety; Neither doth he deliver any by his great power.
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Christian Standard Bible
The horse is a false hope for safety; it provides no escape by its great power.
English Standard Version
The war horse is a false hope for salvation, and by its great might it cannot rescue.
King James Version
An horse is a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver any by his great strength.
New American Standard Bible
A horse is a false hope for victory; Nor does it rescue anyone by its great strength.
New International Version
A horse is a vain hope for deliverance; despite all its great strength it cannot save.
New King James Version
A horse is a vain hope for safety; Neither shall it deliver any by its great strength.
New Living Translation
Don’t count on your warhorse to give you victory— for all its strength, it cannot save you.
World English Bible
A horse is a vain thing for safety, neither does he deliver any by his great power.