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Are they like straw before the wind, like chaff a storm sweeps away?
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American Standard Version
That they are as stubble before the wind, And as chaff that the storm carrieth away?
English Standard Version
That they are like straw before the wind, and like chaff that the storm carries away?
King James Version
They are as stubble before the wind, and as chaff that the storm carrieth away.
New American Standard Bible
“Are they as straw before the wind, And like chaff which the storm carries away?
New International Version
How often are they like straw before the wind, like chaff swept away by a gale?
New King James Version
They are like straw before the wind, And like chaff that a storm carries away.
New Living Translation
Are they driven before the wind like straw? Are they carried away by the storm like chaff? Not at all!
World English Bible
How often is it that they are as stubble before the wind, as chaff that the storm carries away?