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But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honourable man dwelt in it.
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American Standard Version
But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; And the honorable man, he dwelt in it.
Christian Standard Bible
while the land belonged to a powerful man and an influential man lived on it.
English Standard Version
The man with power possessed the land, and the favored man lived in it.
New American Standard Bible
โBut the earth belongs to the powerful man, And the one who is honorable dwells on it.
New International Version
though you were a powerful man, owning landโ an honored man, living on it.
New King James Version
But the mighty man possessed the land, And the honorable man dwelt in it.
New Living Translation
You probably think the land belongs to the powerful and only the privileged have a right to it!
World English Bible
But as for the mighty man, he had the earth. The honorable man, he lived in it.